[News release] Losing 30 minutes of sleep per day may promote weight gain and adversely affect blood sugar control

From the 7 March 2015 news release at Newswise

….At 12 months, for every 30 minutes of weekday sleep debt at baseline, the risk of obesity and insulin resistance was significantly increased by 17% and 39%, respectively….

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[Press release] Expert Panel Recommends New Sleep Times

 

http://sciencelife.uchospitals.edu/2015/02/09/and-so-to-bed-new-guidelines-from-the-national-sleep-foundation/

 

From the 2 February 2015 National Sleep Foundation press release

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This is the first time that any professional organization has developed age-specific recommended sleep durations based on a rigorous, systematic review of the world scientific literature relating sleep duration to health, performance and safety,”

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National Sleep Foundation’s Sleep Duration Recommendations:

Age	Recommended	May be appropriate	Not recommended
Newborns0-3 months	14 to 17 hours	11 to 13 hours18 to 19 hours	Less than 11 hoursMore than 19 hours
Infants4-11 months	12 to 15 hours	10 to 11 hours16 to 18 hours	Less than 10 hoursMore than 18 hours
Toddlers1-2 years	11 to 14 hours	9 to 10 hours15 to 16 hours	Less than 9 hoursMore than 16 hours
Preschoolers3-5 years	10 to 13 hours	8 to 9 hours14 hours	Less than 8 hoursMore than 14 hours
School-aged Children6-13 years	9 to 11 hours	7 to 8 hours12 hours	Less than 7 hoursMore than 12 hours
Teenagers14-17 years	8 to 10 hours	7 hours11 hours	Less than 7 hoursMore than 11 hours
Young Adults18-25 years	7 to 9 hours	6 hours10 to 11 hours	Less than 6 hoursMore than 11 hours
Adults26-64 years	7 to 9 hours	6 hours10 hours	Less than 6 hoursMore than 10 hours
Older Adults≥ 65 years	7 to 8 hours	5 to 6 hours9 hours	Less than 5 hoursMore than 9 hours

The recommendations are the result of multiple rounds of consensus voting after a comprehensive review of published scientific studies on sleep and health.

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