Sleep: a serious contender for the prevention of obesity and non-communicable diseases

Dale E Rae; Irshaad Ebrahim; Laura C Roden

doi:10.1080/16089677.2016.1150574

Sleep: a serious contender for the prevention of obesity and non-communicable diseases

Dale E Rae
, Irshaad Ebrahim
, Laura C Roden

University of Cape Town
Constantia Sleep Centre

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Abstract

Sleep — how seriously do we need to take it?

There is a perception that time spent asleep is time wasted. Anecdotally one hears of people sleeping no more than 3–4 h per night with no apparent ill effects. As tempting as a short sleep regime sounds, we know that sleep is critical for survival. In 1983 Rechtschaffen and colleagues showed that rats developed pathology and died within 14 to 21 days of total sleep deprivation.1
Data accumulated over the past 40 years from prospective cohort studies indicate higher all-cause mortality rates among people who sleep either less than 6 h or more than 9 h per night.2 We also know that sleep loss affects neurobehavioural performance, metabolism and obesity, and psychological health

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-2
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa
Volume	21
Issue number	1
Early online date	23 Feb 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/16089677.2016.1150574
Publication status	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes

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Sleep: a serious contender for the prevention of obesity and non-communicable diseases

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