Could the Amount of Sleep You're Getting Affect Your Weight Loss?

Reuters published a news release yesterday about a small sleep study with overweight people in the UK. The study indicated that amount of sleep may be a factor in weight loss. All the participants lost about seven pounds over the course of the short study. However, those who slept 8 and a half hours burned more fat and those who slept 5 and half hours burned muscle. Though the amount of sleep a person needs varies by the individual, it makes sense to me that when embarking on a lifestyle shift that includes diet and exercise, sleep should be a consideration, also, toward improved well being over all.

Sleep Loss May Thwart Dieters’ Fat Loss

How Far We Are from a Healthy Lifestyle...

I read an article today that shocked me.  It cited a 2005 study in the Archives of Internal Medicine, that examined the top five healthy behaviors--not smoking, exercise, healthy diet, managing stress and preventative health care like mammograms and colonoscopies.  The study indicated that of the 153,000 people surveyed in 2000, only 2-4% of Americans do all of these things!

With the rising cost of health care--Obamacare or not--I guess I figured more people were living like me, trying to do everything to stay healthy and out of the doctor's office.  I guess that study only justifies why I should continue to write this blog and maintain this website!

Please comment on which of the five healthy behaviors you are doing, and which you are not.