Sleep restriction results in an insulin - resistant state in human adipocytes.
To determine whether
sleep restriction results in reduced insulin sensitivity in subcutaneous fat, a peripheral tissue that plays a pivotal role in energy metabolism and balance.
Not exact matches
This connection is so significant that researchers found that «less than one week of
sleep restriction can
result in a prediabetic state in young, healthy subjects.»
If your insomnia is the
result of a physical or mental condition,
sleep restriction therapy may not work for you.
Restriction of
sleep to 4 hours in healthy volunteers
resulted in a 40 % decrease in glucose tolerance.
«The
results may or may not generalize to longer - term effects of
sleep restriction in the community,» says Daniel Kripke, MD, a professor emeritus of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego.
In terms of studies regarding behavioral problems, one extensive meta - analysis of the relationship between
sleep deprivation and cognition in school - aged children found a significant increase in behavioral problems in children with shorter
sleep duration.25) Additionally,
sleep deprivation
resulted in a significant increment in alertness and emotional reactivity in children, which led to delinquency, long - term emotional and behavioral difficulties.26 — 28) Consistent with such findings,
sleep deprived subjects were more alert to negative stimuli, 29) and more susceptible to exaggerated aggressive impulses.30) Emotional lability and impulsivity were all strongly correlated with
sleep deprivation, 31) with the severity of emotional dysregulation worsening as a function of the degree of
sleep restriction.32)