Holidays are not enough to reduce the damage caused by lack of sleep

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Prolonged sleep over the weekend is not enough to prevent the effects of undernourishment for the rest of the week, according to a recent US study.
The study was conducted by researchers from the University of Colorado and published their findings in the latest issue of the journal Current Biology.
Lack of sleep at night is estimated to be around 7 hours for adults, resulting in an increased risk of metabolic disorders, including obesity and diabetes, the researchers said.
The team studied three groups of adults: the first sleeping long enough at night, the second sleeping 5 hours per night, sleeping rest 9 hours a day, the third sleeping 5 hours a day. Week
The researchers found that participants in the second and third groups increased their snack intake after dinner, which resulted in weight gain and low body insulin sensitivity compared to the first group.
They also found that during the holidays, where participants slept an hour longer on average, they consumed fewer calories after dinner than the group who did not sleep overtime, but returned to increase the number of calories after the holidays. when the number of hours of sleep had decreased again.