According to a new study of military personnel from Statistics Canada, a lack of sleep is correlated with obesity, particularly in the male military population. The study, called “Sleep Duration, Sleep Quality and Obesity in the Canadian Armed Forces,” reports that getting good sleep and getting enough of it is something many personnel are struggling…
Sleep Deprivation Linked to Obesity in Male Military Personnel: StatCan Study
According to a new study of military personnel from Statistics Canada, a lack of sleep is correlated with obesity, particularly in the male military population. The study, called “Sleep Duration, Sleep Quality and Obesity in the Canadian Armed Forces,” reports that getting good sleep and getting enough of it is something many personnel are struggling…
Do You Get Enough Good-Quality Sleep? 6 Foods to Help You Sleep
Sleep is vital to human health. It allows our bodies to rest, repair, and rebuild. Sleep deprivation affects work performance, efficiency, and productivity. Lack of sleep also increases the risk of chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and depression. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about one-third of…
Why Are so Many Young Americans Dying?
Commentary As a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) shows young Americans are dying at an alarming rate. The researchers, all medical doctors, found that, between 2020 and 2022, the mortality rate for Americans aged between 1 and 19 shot up by almost 20 percent. As the study emphasizes,…
Sleep Quality, Not Quantity, Could Be More Important: Study
A new study finds sleep quality has a greater role in our quality of life than how long we sleep. Sleep Quality: The Strongest Predictor of Quality of Life From 2015 to 2020, researchers sampled data from the Czech Household Panel Survey (CHPS), which maps the living conditions and describes the dynamics of long-term changes among…
Sleep-Deprived Kids Will Snack More: Study
Experts studying kids’ sleep and eating habits have learned more about a potential reason for childhood obesity. Kids who are deprived of sleep tend to eat more calories the next day, researchers found. And some of those extra calories come from less-healthy, sugar-laden snacks or treats. “When children lost sleep, overall they ate an extra…
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