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Prescription Sleep Medicine
Metabolic Disorders and Sleep
Posted by admin in Prescription Sleep Medicine, Sleep Disorder on April 21st, 2009
What causes metabolic disorders? Sleep deficiency could be the answer! It has long been common knowledge that a lack of sleep adversely affects one’s health. But a recent study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine provides specific evidence that consistently short sleep durations cause metabolic syndrome.
Metabolic syndrome is characterized by central obesity, being overweight with the excess fat present mostly around the waist; high blood pressure; decreased levels of HDL cholesterol, which is the “good cholesterol” that removes bad cholesterol from arteries; increased levels of triglycerides, which can lead to heart disease and stroke, as well as pancreatis; and hyperglycemia, also known as insulin resistance which leads to increased fat storage. When you see a person who is disproportionately fat around the mid-section area, that person likely suffers from metabolic syndrome.
According to the study, 22% of the general population in the US suffers from metabolic syndrome. But amongst people who sleep between 6 and 7 hours per night, the odds of metabolic syndrome are between 48% and 83% higher than for people who get between 7 and 8 hours of sleep per night. And those who sleep less than 6 hours per night are more than twice as likely to suffer from the condition.
These results may be related to the tendency of sleep deficiency to make us less active and more sedentary, or they may be related to hormonal changes that take place in the body when we are not well-rested. It should be noted that similar results were reported for people who slept too long, meaning more than 8 hours per day. For those who suffer from very irregular sleep patterns, pingponging between short sleeps and and long crashes, metabolic syndrome is a definite risk.
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