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Sleep disorder affects teen girls and boys differently: Study

September 23, 2013 By Janet Vasquez Leave a Comment

The scientists have found a link between sleep disorder and obesity in teens. But they say, sleep affects teen girls and teen boys differently.

According to the researchers at the University of Otago in New Zealand, teenage boys who sleep less have more body fats but lack of sleep has no discernible effect on girls’ body fat ratios.

“Our study suggests that for older teenage boys, making sure that they get adequate sleep may help to maintain a healthier body. It seems to be that, within reason, the more (sleep) the better for boys, “ said Lead researcher Dr Paula Skidmore.

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During the study, researchers looked at the sleeping habits and height/weight/fat ratios in 386 boys and 299 girls in the age group 15 and 18-years.

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An average-sized 16-year-old boy weighing 69.5 kg and measuring 176 cm in height, who slept for eight hours a day, would have a waist circumference that is 1.8 cm bigger, and would have 1.6 kg (9 percent) more body fat, compared to the same average-sized boy who slept 10 hours a day, the study found.

“The boys who slept eight hours a day would also have 1.8 kg more lean (bone and muscle) mass compared to the boys who slept ten hours, but that’s only a 1.4 percent increase, compared to the 9 percent increase seen in body fat,” Skidmore said.

Elaborating about the findings in the girls, she said, “It was unexpected that we did not find the same result in girls, who may actually be more aware of their diet and more in tune with a healthier lifestyle.”

The study was published in Nutrition Journal.

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: fats, obese men, obesity in teen boys, Sleep, sleep disorder

Obese people more likely to develop migraine

September 13, 2013 By Janet Vasquez Leave a Comment

Scientists have found a link between obesity and migraine. According to a new study, being overweight may increase a person’s risk of suffering from migraines.

According to the researchers, obese people are 81 percent more likely to have episodic migraines as compared to those of normal weight.

US researchers discovered that people who get occasional migraines are more likely to be fat than people who do not have migraines.

Episodic migraines, defined as 14 or fewer migraine headaches per month, are more common than chronic migraines which occur at least 15 days per month.

“Previous studies have shown a link between people with chronic migraine and obesity, but the research has been conflicting on whether that link existed for those with less frequent attacks,” said study author B Lee Peterlin, of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore.

“As obesity is a risk factor that can potentially be modified and since some medications for migraine can lead to weight gain or loss, this is important information for people with migraine and their doctors,” Peterlin said.

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The researchers carried study on 3,862 people with an average age of 47 and collected their complete record of height, weight and migraines. A total of 1,044 participants were obese and 188 of the participants had occasional or episodic migraine.

“These results suggest that doctors should promote healthy lifestyle choices for diet and exercise in people with episodic migraine,” Peterlin said.

“More research is needed to evaluate whether weight loss programmes can be helpful in overweight and obese people with episodic migraine,” Peterlin said.

Peterlin added that the results also indicate that the link between episodic migraine and obesity is stronger in those under the age of 50, the years when migraine is most prevalent, as compared to people older than 50.

The study was published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: fats, migraine, migraine symptoms, Obesity, weight gain

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