Posted on March 28, 2008 in Lastest News
Sleep problems aren’t good for anyone, but are said to affect women in a more negative way accorrding to a new study on health and sleep.
“The study suggests that poor sleep — measured by the total amount of sleep, the degree of awakening during the night, and most importantly, how long it takes to get to sleep — may have more serious health consequences for women than for men,” says Suarez, an associate professor at Duke University’s department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences.
Suarez conducted sleep surveys and collected blood samples from 115 men and 95 women.
These participants though healthy, did not sleep well. Loss of sleep according to the study had a more negative impact on women compared to women.
Among women, those with worse sleep had more inflammation, anger, hostility, and depression. It was also tied to higher BMI ( body mass index) and less sensitivity to insulin.
In men, poor sleep wasn’t linked to most of these traits. Men’s testosterone levels may protect them, to some extent, Suarez suggests.
So, women out there catch up on your sleep, don’t neglect it as lack of sleep causes mood swings and slows down effeciency
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