Hormonal
Short sleep duration (<6 hours/night) is associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes and hypertension, independent of obesity, through mechanisms involving impaired glucose tolerance and insulin resistance.
Aim for 7-9 hours of sleep to protect your metabolic health. Chronic short sleep is linked to a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, even if you maintain a healthy weight. Prioritizing sleep is a key preventive health strategy.
Several experimental studies of sleep restriction observed an effect on markers of glucose metabolism... glucose tolerance was 40% lower after six nights of 4-h bedtimes... insulin sensitivity was reduced by 11–20%... prospective studies... reported increased odds of diabetes associated with short sleep duration.
Why this rating
Strong experimental evidence for acute metabolic changes and prospective observational data for disease incidence, though causality in long-term observational studies is harder to prove.
Source
Does inadequate sleep play a role in vulnerability to obesity?
Kristen L. Knutson · American Journal of Human Biology · 2012
DOI 10.1002/ajhb.22219
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