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According to a recent study, lack of sleep may indicate the person is at risk for diabetes. Along with poor dietary habits and lack of exercise, people who don’t get enough sleep tend to get diabetes as opposed to those who live a healthy lifestyle.
The volunteers spent two 14-day periods in a sleep lab where their sleep, activity levels, dietary habits and blood chemistry levels were monitored. During the trials they could not exercise, but could eat anything they wanted including junk food.
During the first session, they could sleep for 8.5 hours per day, but during the second session they could not sleep more than 5.5 hours each day. Most people need at least six hours of sleep in a 24-hour period.
During the two studies, the participants gained weight because of the available junk food. The sessions where they had much less sleep, their blood sugar levels were found to be consistently higher than when they received an adequate amount of sleep. They were also less sensitive to insulin with less sleep.
Although further studies are needed, the findings in this trial revealed that the lesser hours of sleep combined with the unhealthy Western diet and lack of exercise placed participants at risk of diabetes.
You can read further information about the study by clicking on this link ==> Web.MD.
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