Study Links Sleep Deprivation, Obesity
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Weight-loss experts have a novel prescription for people who want to shed pounds: Get some sleep. A very large study has found a surprisingly strong link between the amount of shut-eye people get and their risk of becoming obese.
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Work time is the single most important lifestyle factor that impacts on sleep - the more hours you work the less sleep you get - research suggests.
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Two new studies shed light on the role obesity may play in causing heart attacks and, surprisingly, keeping them from being fatal.
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Researchers say they may have found out why the obese are more likely to develop asthma.
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If you&#39;re not getting enough sleep it just might be the reason your waistline is getting bigger, according to a new study that links a lack of sleep with obesity.
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[Health India]: London, Nov 22 : If you thought that lying in the bed for too long may make you fat, think again, as a new research has revealed that a good amount of sound sleep prevents weight gain.
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People who put on a few extra pounds  may be able to blame a lack of sleep for the added weight,  according to two separate studies published on Monday.
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Los Angeles - People who run a chronic sleep deficit appear to be at increased risk for piling on the pounds, according to two studies released Monday that flesh out the association between sleep duration and weight gain.
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NEW YORK  - Regularly getting 5 hours or less of shut eye a night does not appear to have a considerable influence body weight or waist size over time, according to findings from a long-term study of British workers.
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Brain scans reveal how the brain gets 'tired and over-emotional' when someone is deprived of sleep.
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Obese people spend more time sitting than leaner persons, who tend to fidget and move more and in the process burn more calories, according to a US study released.
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An interrupted night's sleep may increase the risk of developing diabetes, a US-based study suggests.
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It may seem counterintuitive, but sleeping more can help keep people from becoming obese, according to a new study. A sleep study conducted by Columbia University researchers found that people who got less
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A study of 7-year-olds has found that sleeping less than nine hours a night was associated with being overweight or obese.
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PEOPLE who sleep less are more likely to be obese, according to research published today. Shahrad Taheri, a scientist at Bristol University, found that people who sleep for five hours a
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When children have sleep  problems, their parents -- especially mothers -- often have  sleep-deprived nights too, research shows.
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Children who do not get enough sleep  are more likely to be overweight than those who get more,  according to a study published on Wednesday that tracked more  than 2,000 U.S. kids for five years.