Recent Study Shows that Short Sleepers at greater risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease

Sept. 7, 2010 - PRLog -- A study by a team of researchers from Warwick Medical School and the State University of New York at Buffalo has found that short sleep duration is associated with an increased risk of pre-diabetic condition known as incident-impaired fasting glycaemia (IFG). Visit here http://obesityintheworld.blogspot.com/2010/09/diabetes-type-2-natural-treatment.html for natural treatment of type 2 diabetes through diet.

IFG means that your body does not regulate glucose as effectively as it should be. People with these disorders have an increased risk of type 2 diabetes and have an increased risk of heart disease and stroke.

The study was published in the Annals of Epidemiology journal. The researchers examined data from six years from 1455 participants in the Western New York Health Study.

All participants had completed 35-79 years of age and all clinical investigation, that the measurements of the resting blood pressure, height and weight contains. In addition, the questionnaires were filled about their health and well-being and sleep.

The lead author of the Warwick Medical School, said Dr Saverio Stranges said: "We have found that short sleep less than six hours, was associated with a significant likelihood of developing the increase to three times more common in these diseases, compared to those who have received an average of six to eight hours of sleep a night. "

This is the first study to examine the relationship between sleep duration and the IFG. Dr. Stranges said there were a number of ways in which the loss of sleep can lead to disorders of glucose metabolism.

He said: "Previous studies have shown that the results of sleep of short duration in a 28% increase in the average levels of appetite stimulating hormone ghrelin, so stimulated that you can influence feeding behavior. Other studies have also shown that the lack of sleep, the glucose tolerance and increases the production of cortisol, a hormone that decrease in response to stress. "

"More research is needed, but our study shows a strong correlation between lack of sleep and type 2 diabetes and heart disease."

Professor Francesco Cappuccio, head of sleep, said the Health and Society Program at the University of Warwick, "These results are welcome, and we confirm our preliminary report that sleep quantity and quality are strong predictors of developing type 2 diabetes , stroke and heart attack. "

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