Losing Sleep Is Bad for Individuals. Communities, Too? — Harvard Gazette
Researchers found that 95 participants who slept 1.5 hours less a night ate about 300 more calories and gained weight over six weeks.
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Reducing sleep by only an hour and a half a night, for six weeks, can lead to weight gain and a more sedentary lifestyle, according to the results of a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, quoted by American Scientist.
During the experiment, participants had their sleep restricted. After just six weeks, they became more sedentary and gained weight.
Losing sleep is bad for individuals. Communities, too? — Harvard Gazette
Tony Cunningham.Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer Health Losing sleep is bad for individuals. Communities, too? Researchers look to fill knowledge gap, push for studies of what happens to health of groups when major events disrupt rest Christina Pazzanese Harvard Staff Writer July 8, 2026 8 min read Large groups of people often lose sleep because of big events like a record 18-innin…
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khbrknewsLosing Even an Hour of Sleep a Night Is Linked to Weight Gain
—Kseniya Ovchinnikova—Getty ImagesIt’s common knowledge that not getting enough sleep is bad for your health. There are clear correlations between sleep deprivation and cardiovascular problems and metabolic conditions. Now, a new study published in Annals of Internal Medicine finds that even a small amount of sleep deprivation can be consequential: When about 100 people intentionally shorted themselves on sleep for six weeks, their appetite horm…
AGI - Sleeping about one hour and twenty minutes less every night for six weeks can result in an increase in weight of about half a kilo and in a more sedentary lifestyle, with possible consequences on the risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. This is what emerges from a study by Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, which evaluated the effects of chronic …
Scientists warn that chronic lack of sleep not only affects body weight, but also increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease and physical inactivity.
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