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🍎"NewYear's resolution: switch diet to improve sleep and get fit"🍎

newziesuzie — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 10:19:19 GMT

at: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/304513.php

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"If your New Year's resolution is to lose weight and get fit, some recent research findings may be able to help.

A study published in the journal Sleep shows that weight loss due to dietary changes can improve sleep habits at any weight, making people feel more energetic and able to exercise.

Previous studies have linked obesity with persistent sleepiness, lack of energy during the day and poor sleep quality, all of which can be successfully combatted with weight loss treatment.

But until now, researchers have known little about the link between excessive weight, poor dietary habits and sleep/wake abnormalities.

Nearly 185 million adults and 24 million children in the US are overweight or obese; in Philadelphia, the figure for adults is around 68%.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that 50-70 million adults in the US experience sleep or wakefulness disorders. Poor sleep is associated with impaired cognitive function and a number of chronic health problems, including depression, obesity and hypertension.............

.........."Our findings suggest body weight is a less important factor than changes in weight for regulating sleepiness. [...] If you are overweight and often feel tired, you may not need to lose all the weight to improve sleep, but rather just beginning to lose that excess weight may improve your sleep abnormalities and wake impairments."

The authors suggest that dietary changes could make individuals start to feel more awake during the day and motivate them to live a healthier lifestyle.

Co-author Dr. Sigrid Veasey, a member of Penn's Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology, hopes the hypothesis that a healthier diet can improve alertness and sleep patterns will be tested on humans, as she says it is "extremely important."

Medical News Today recently published an article on research linking obesity with sleep disruption and suggesting that people with sleep problems are more likely to eat and drink while doing another activity, such as watching television."

Re: 🍎"NewYear's resolution: switch diet to improve sleep and get fit"🍎

Desertdi — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 10:26:04 GMT

Even 10 pounds of "extra weight" can cause joint pain........and subsequent loss of sleep..............

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hopi — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 13:34:43 GMT

Overweight shaming is so out of control.......

I know many people who are in great shape, eat well and can't sleep.

Wish the government would quit using tax dollars to fund so many studies/

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violann — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 15:22:52 GMT

I'm pretty sensitive and tuned in to "overweight shaming" and I don't see that here at all.

The fact is, however we feel emotionally about carrying and losing weight, it is typically easier for the body to function without large amounts of extra weight.

Of course there are poor sleepers who are at optimal weight. There are also many morbidly obese people that are good sleepers.

Fact is that heavier people typically experience joint pain from carrying extra weight, and pain disturbs sleep.

Nothing judgmental about it, just a fact.

I've been a heavy woman who couldn't sleep, lost weight and became a less heavy woman who couldn't sleep. Just the way it is.

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FUTURE — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 18:18:25 GMT

I don't understand how studies that link being overweight to ANY time of health problem is "overweight shaming." I've always just thought of them as "facts" and "information."

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RainCityWoman — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 18:51:04 GMT

I refuse to use diet as a resolution. I am trying to eat healthier anyway. My goal for the new year is to get rid of things I haven't used in years, to return to working on genealogy and heritage scrapbooks, to learn new jewelry making techniques, and to stay healthy.

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Puzzle Piece — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 19:09:19 GMT

My take. Lots of things can lead to lack of sleep.

Being overweight to me says that someone is abusing themselves with food and using it as a drug as well. Psychological help is needed.

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ladyroxanne — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 19:15:57 GMT

i am not overweight and yet i suffer some insomnia every spring. go figure.

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MomCat — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 20:29:32 GMT

@hopi wrote:
Overweight shaming is so out of control.......

I know many people who are in great shape, eat well and can't sleep.
Wish the government would quit using tax dollars to fund so many studies/

Yep. You got it right. You can make a poll or study whatever you want it to be. Ridiculous! I stopped wasting my time listening to this kind of garbage.

Re: 🍎"NewYear's resolution: switch diet to improve sleep and get fit"🍎

newziesuzie — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 07:58:55 GMT

@MomCat wrote:
@hopi wrote:
Overweight shaming is so out of control.......

I know many people who are in great shape, eat well and can't sleep.
Wish the government would quit using tax dollars to fund so many studies/
Yep. You got it right. You can make a poll or study whatever you want it to be. Ridiculous! I stopped wasting my time listening to this kind of garbage.

wadr though if there aren't studies and we don't read

studies how does any of the science advance, @hopi and

@MomCat?

And I agree with the others this isn't "fat

shaming" imho.

Thanks for the posts everybody!

I just thought it was interesting.

😊

Re: 🍎"NewYear's resolution: switch diet to improve sleep and get fit"🍎

makeup addict — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 15:42:45 GMT

This study is not fat shaming and there is a link between sleep and weight gain. I'm a case in point.

As a child, I was always underweight due to being active and a kid. When I hit my 30s, my job was in a cubicle and working Long hours. The weight starting creeping on. I also was diagnosed with fibro. I weighed 107 when I started that job. I'm 5ft. Now add about 90 lbs to that weight.

Several months ago I was really struggling with fatigue. I was getting sleepy during meetings. The fibro meds have always done a great job on the pain management, but fatigue was always an issue and it was getting worse. My mom and I went on vacation. The first morning of the vacation, I told mom I didn't get any sleep. She laughed sarcastically and said I snored louder than any man she had known and that I was gasping. So I went to see a doctor about sleep apnea. The doctor told me I didn't have sleep apnea, but that my oxygen levels were too low. Pulse ox study showed that my levels were as slow as 85, they should be above 95. The doctor explained that weight was an issue and that my fibro meds were relaxing my throat muscles too much. I now have to take oxygen at night. I'm in my early 40s and I need oxygen at night!?!? The big green tank gets delivered in a week or so. The doctor explained this is why I've been tired and have no energy. When you have no energy or don't get any sleep, you don't feel like working out. You just feel tired all the time. Imagine taking benedryll or a sleeping pill and then try to stay awake in a staff meeting. All I wanted to do was sleep.

As as much as I hate to be on oxygen, I'm looking forward to not being tired all the time. I know someone who is on a c pap machine and she said she could tell a difference after using it the first night. I'm hoping for similar results with the oxygen.

I think the article the OP posted is very helpful and not junk science. Thank you for posting it.

Re: 🍎"NewYear's resolution: switch diet to improve sleep and get fit"🍎

newziesuzie — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 23:39:23 GMT

@makeup addict wrote:
This study is not fat shaming and there is a link between sleep and weight gain. I'm a case in point.

As a child, I was always underweight due to being active and a kid. When I hit my 30s, my job was in a cubicle and working Long hours. The weight starting creeping on. I also was diagnosed with fibro. I weighed 107 when I started that job. I'm 5ft. Now add about 90 lbs to that weight.

Several months ago I was really struggling with fatigue. I was getting sleepy during meetings. The fibro meds have always done a great job on the pain management, but fatigue was always an issue and it was getting worse. My mom and I went on vacation. The first morning of the vacation, I told mom I didn't get any sleep. She laughed sarcastically and said I snored louder than any man she had known and that I was gasping. So I went to see a doctor about sleep apnea. The doctor told me I didn't have sleep apnea, but that my oxygen levels were too low. Pulse ox study showed that my levels were as slow as 85, they should be above 95. The doctor explained that weight was an issue and that my fibro meds were relaxing my throat muscles too much. I now have to take oxygen at night. I'm in my early 40s and I need oxygen at night!?!? The big green tank gets delivered in a week or so. The doctor explained this is why I've been tired and have no energy. When you have no energy or don't get any sleep, you don't feel like working out. You just feel tired all the time. Imagine taking benedryll or a sleeping pill and then try to stay awake in a staff meeting. All I wanted to do was sleep.

As as much as I hate to be on oxygen, I'm looking forward to not being tired all the time. I know someone who is on a c pap machine and she said she could tell a difference after using it the first night. I'm hoping for similar results with the oxygen.

I think the article the OP posted is very helpful and not junk science. Thank you for posting it.

Thanks @makeup addict.

I'm sorry for all you've been through.

❤️

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makeup addict — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 00:18:56 GMT

@newziesuzie Thanks.

The last few months have been trying, but The worst was finding out about Gracie. Everything else can be fixed or replaced. She just came into the room and is staring at me over my iPad. 🐶❤️ Those beagle eyes do me in every time. As long as she's still playing, eating, and digging holes, I will continue to spoil her.

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italia8140 — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 01:48:38 GMT

@hopi wrote:
Overweight shaming is so out of control.......

I know many people who are in great shape, eat well and can't sleep.
Wish the government would quit using tax dollars to fund so many studies/

The article has NOTHING to do with fat shaming.

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italia8140 — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 01:49:53 GMT

@Puzzle Piece wrote:
My take. Lots of things can lead to lack of sleep.
Being overweight to me says that someone is abusing themselves with food and using it as a drug as well. Psychological help is needed.

ITA!!!

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makeup addict — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 01:58:46 GMT

@italia8140 And @Puzzle Piece, I disagree. For me, it's about a slowing metabolism and not getting enough oxygen and fibro. Do I eat when I'm stressed? Sometimes, but I was also working 50 hrs a week and eating thru lunches because my job took first place over everything else. Now that I'm not in that same position, the stress is gone and I can now take the steps I need to to take care of me.

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fourpaws56 — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 04:51:26 GMT

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151949 — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 05:05:36 GMT

I am overweight - I am very active - exercise daily and sleep just fine thank you. I too think the OP's intent was fat shaming.

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newziesuzie — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 09:38:15 GMT

@makeup addict wrote:
@newziesuzie Thanks.
The last few months have been trying, but The worst was finding out about Gracie. Everything else can be fixed or replaced. She just came into the room and is staring at me over my iPad. 🐶❤️ Those beagle eyes do me in every time. As long as she's still playing, eating, and digging holes, I will continue to spoil her.

I'm sorry about Gracie, I remember your post

about her @makeup addict.

Hugs.❤️

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newziesuzie — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 09:40:12 GMT

@makeup addict wrote:
@italia8140 And @Puzzle Piece, I disagree. For me, it's about a slowing metabolism and not getting enough oxygen and fibro. Do I eat when I'm stressed? Sometimes, but I was also working 50 hrs a week and eating thru lunches because my job took first place over everything else. Now that I'm not in that same position, the stress is gone and I can now take the steps I need to to take care of me.

Good points too @makeup addict.

😊