What condition have studies confirmed occurs when adults and children do not get recommended hours of sleep at night?
A) Obesity
B) Anxiety
C) Diabetes
D) Hypertension
Ans: A
The fact that children and adults are getting less sleep has been implicated as a contributing factor to the obesity epidemic in the United States (CDC, 2008, Goldsmith, 2007). Various studies confirm that adults and children who slept less than their recommended hours per night were more likely to be overweight. This sleep-weight link is possibly related to two hormones: leptin and ghrelin. Leptin signals the brain to stop eating, whereas ghrelin promotes continued eating. Research suggests that sleep deprivation lowers leptin levels and elevates ghrelin levels, thus increasing one's appetite.
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