Switch to हिंदी

Health, Fitness, Beauty & Diet | Sexual Health, Pregnancy & Parenting | Diseases & Home Remedies | TheHealthSite.com

Health, Fitness, Beauty & Diet | Sexual Health, Pregnancy & Parenting | Diseases & Home Remedies | TheHealthSite.com

हिंदी
  • Fitness
    • Weight loss
    • Yoga
    • Diet
    • Healthy recipes
    • Weight training
    • Body-Mind-Soul
  • Beauty
    • Home Remedies
    • Hair Care
    • Hair Loss
    • Skin Care
    • Anti-ageing
    • Make-up
  • Diabetes
  • Diseases
    • Natural Remedies
    • Alternative Medicine
    • Women’s Health
    • Stress
    • Symptoms A-Z
    • Health A-Z
    • Diseases A-Z
  • Love & Sex
    • Love and Relationships
    • Sex Guide
    • Sex Queries
    • Contraception
    • Sex Positions
    • STDs
  • Pregnancy
    • Pregnancy week-by-week
    • Pregnancy Guide
    • Infertility
    • Conceiving
    • Labour & Delivery
  • Parenting
    • Baby Care
    • Breastfeeding
    • Children’s Health
    • Children’s Nutrition
  • News
  • Galleries
    • Fitness
    • Beauty
    • Health
    • Sex & Relationships
    • Pregnancy
  • Videos
Home / Health News / Want to eat healthy? Sleep for a longer time

Want to eat healthy? Sleep for a longer time

Increasing time in bed for an hour or so longer may lead to healthier food choices.

By: Agencies   | | Updated: January 10, 2018 1:56 pm
Tags: Healthy diet  Sleeping habits  

Sleeping for longer every night could help you to reduce the intake of sugary foods and lead a healthier diet, suggests a study. Sleep is a modifiable risk factor for various conditions including obesity and cardio-metabolic disease with some figures suggesting a lot of adults are not getting enough sleep.

Related Stories

  • Make the right food choices for your brain health
  • Protein shakes aren't the best form of post workout nutrition: Know what to have instead
  • Vegetarians have a higher risk of stroke: Know other health risks of a vegetarian diet

The randomised controlled trial, performed by King’s College London, looked at the feasibility of increasing sleep hours in adults who typically slept for less than the recommended minimum for adults of seven hours. Alongside this, the researchers undertook a pilot investigation that looked at the impact of increasing sleep hours on nutrient intake. They found that extending sleep patterns resulted in a 10-gram reduction in reported intake of free sugars compared to baseline levels.

The researchers also noticed trends for reduced intake of total carbohydrates reported by the sleep extension group. The principal investigator, Dr Wendy Hall, from the Department of Nutritional Sciences observed: “The fact that extending sleep led to a reduction in intake of free sugars, by which we mean the sugars that are added to foods by manufacturers or in cooking at home as well as sugars in honey, syrups and fruit juice, suggests that a simple change in lifestyle may really help people to consume healthier diets.”

The 21 participants allocated to the sleep extension group undertook a 45-minute sleep consultation which aimed to extend their time in bed by up to 1.5 hours per night. A further 21 control group participants received no intervention in their sleep patterns.

Each participant in the sleep extension group received a list with a minimum of four appropriate sleep hygiene behaviours that were personalised to their lifestyle (such as avoiding caffeine before bed time, establishing a relaxing routine and not going to bed too full or hungry) and a recommended bed time.

For seven days following the consultation, participants kept sleep and estimated food diaries and a wrist-worn motion sensor measured exactly how long participants were asleep for, as well as time spent in bed before falling asleep.

86 per cent of those who received sleep advice increased time spent in bed and half increased their sleep duration (ranging from 52 minutes to nearly 90 minutes). Three participants achieved a weekly average within the recommended seven to nine hours. There were no significant differences shown in the control group.

The data also suggested, however, that this extended sleep may have been of lesser quality than the control group and researchers believe that a period of adjustment to any new routine may be required.

Lead researcher, Haya Al Khatib, from the Department of Nutritional Sciences commented: “Sleep duration and quality is an area of increasing public health concern and has been linked as a risk factor for various conditions. We have shown that sleep habits can be changed with relative ease in healthy adults using a personalised approach.

“Our results also suggest that increasing time in bed for an hour or so longer may lead to healthier food choices. This further strengthens the link between short sleep and poorer quality diets that has already been observed by previous studies.

“We hope to investigate this finding further with longer-term studies examining nutrient intake and continued adherence to sleep extension behaviours in more detail, especially in populations at risk of obesity or cardio-vascular disease.”

The research is published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Source: ANI

Image source: Shutterstock

 

Published : January 10, 2018 1:56 pm | Updated:January 10, 2018 1:56 pm
Read Disclaimer

8 ways to boost your energy in 5 minutes or less!

8 ways to boost your energy in 5 minutes or less!

You can get addicted to smoking just by trying once says study

You can get addicted to smoking just by trying once says study

Please Wait. Article Loading ....

Related Stories

7 tricks to make the most your weight loss regime

7 tricks to make the most your weight loss regime

Make the right food choices for your brain health

Make the right food choices for your brain health

Want to lose weight? Eat the right food after intermittent fasting

Want to lose weight? Eat the right food after intermittent fasting

Protein shakes aren't the best form of post workout nutrition: Know what to have instead

Protein shakes aren't the best form of post workout nutrition: Know what to have instead

Vegetarians have a higher risk of stroke: Know other health risks of a vegetarian diet

Vegetarians have a higher risk of stroke: Know other health risks of a vegetarian diet

Health News in Hindi

दीपिका पादुकोण को ”मेंटल हेल्थ अवेयरनेस” के लिए मिला पुरस्कार

दीपिका पादुकोण को ”मेंटल हेल्थ अवेयरनेस” के लिए मिला पुरस्कार

Methi Benefits : यौन क्षमता हो गई है कमजोर, तो मेथी दाने को खाने में करें शामिल

Methi Benefits : यौन क्षमता हो गई है कमजोर, तो मेथी दाने को खाने में करें शामिल

स्मार्टफोन पास में रखकर सोने से घटती है यौन क्षमता : सर्वे

स्मार्टफोन पास में रखकर सोने से घटती है यौन क्षमता : सर्वे

भारत में भी मां का दूध उपलब्ध कराने वाले बैंक, जानें नई योजना

भारत में भी मां का दूध उपलब्ध कराने वाले बैंक, जानें नई योजना

विटामिन डी3 की कमी के लक्षण, नॉर्मल रेंज, मुख्य स्रोत व दवाई

विटामिन डी3 की कमी के लक्षण, नॉर्मल रेंज, मुख्य स्रोत व दवाई

Read All

Recent Posts

  • Exercise may not provide relief to women suffering from migraine
  • Novel saliva test can detect mouth, throat cancer early
  • Decoded! Why some causal drinkers turn into heavy alcoholics
  • Exercise is important for hypertension patients: Know how to do it right
  • Are you a parent? Mindfulness practise will help you give your best to your child

About The health Site

TheHealthSite.com is India's largest health site with more than 40 lakh unique visitors per month. We focus on fitness, beauty, health, pregnancy and more.

Most popular health and wellness website in India in 2012 at the Website of the year awards.

health@corp.india.com
+91 – 22 – 6697 1234
Landline Phone number 91 – 22 – 2490 0302.

ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES LTD, 18th floor, A-Wing, Marathon Futurex, N. M. Joshi Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400013.

Useful Links

  • Weight Loss
  • Keto Diet Tips
  • Quick Weight Loss Tips
  • Power Yoga
  • Yoga and Diet Tips
  • Yoga Surya Namaskar
  • Weight Loss Yoga Poses
  • Quick Diabetic Diet Recipes
  • Diabetes Diet Tips
  • Clove Oil Beauty Benefits
  • To Loss Belly Fat
  • Symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency
  • Cancer
  • Symptoms of Chikungunya
  • Symptoms of Dengue
  • Hepatitis b
  • Diabetes
  • Type 2 diabetes
  • Arthritis
  • Swine Flu
  • Back Pain
  • Slipped Disc
  • Teeth Sensitive
  • Breast Cancer
  • EBOL Virus
  • Dengue
  • Malaria
  • International Yoga Day
  • Symptoms of Vitamin B12
  • Acne
  • Vitamin D Deficiency
  • Quit Smoking
  • Celebrity Fitness
  • Flat Abs
  • Apple Cider Vinegar

We respect your privacy

  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Author Profiles

Copyright © 2019 Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited. All rights reserved.