Sleep loss equals weight gain, says US study
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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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Losing weight may be as simple as eating more -- eating more fruits and vegetables and less food that is "calorie-dense" such as cheese, researchers said on Wednesday.
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A US government report released in March on the number of deaths related to obesity in the United States exaggerated the number due to a statistical error, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement.
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Deep, restful sleep may be important for keeping type 2 diabetes at bay, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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Background: Total sleep deprivation in rodents and in humans has been associated with hyperphagia. Over the past 40 years, self-reported sleep duration in the United States has decreased by almost 2 hours.
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Changes to a gene involved in the regulation of body weight may contribute to weight gain in a very small number of obese individuals, new research reports.
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NEW YORK  - For some people, chronic insomnia may be a sign of broader mental health problems like depression and anxiety, according to a new study.
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Keeping a healthy weight may help people live longer by limiting insulin exposure in the brain, US scientists say.
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The new study clarifies the picture of what the sleeping brain does with newly studied material.
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A report released last month by the Centers for Disease Control makes for some pretty heavy reading -literally. The report, &quot;Mean Body Weight, Height, and Body Mass Index, United States 1960-2002,&quot; found that
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Bad news for new Americans: A study published Wednesday shows that simply moving to the USA packs on the pounds. &quot;The longer you live here, the more likely you are to be obese,&quot; says Mita Sanghavi Goel, a
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LAS VEGAS - Obesity researchers from around the world went home last weekend with new data to chew on. Several studies, released last week at the annual meeting of the North American Association for the Study
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Napping at least three times a week for a half-hour is associated with a significantly decreased risk of death from heart disease, a new study suggests.
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A reduction in the time people spend asleep could partly account for soaring obesity rates, a study has revealed. Researchers at the University of Bristol have found that hormonal changes caused by lack of sleep could lead to increased appetite.
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You may be burning fewer calories as you sleep, but experts are still recommending more shuteye if you want to lose weight. A study, based on 1,024 volunteers in the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort Study, showed those
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A study published on Monday found that  people who sleep less tend to be fat, and experts said it's  time find if more sleep will fight obesity.
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDayNews) -- Older adults who get daily social and physical activity -- even for brief periods -- sleep better and have improved cognition, says a Northwestern University study in the Dec. 15 issue of Sleep.