Scientists have found an easy way to lose weight. While the study's goal was not to identify strategies to reduce weight, the data demonstrate that improving and sustaining improved sleep patterns can have a major impact.
As per a recent study led by experts at the University of Chicago in Illinois, sleeping longer may help individuals expend fewer calories per day and lose more weight if such optimal sleeping patterns are sustained throughout time. JAMA Internal Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal, released the results on Monday.
Eighty individuals between the ages of 21 and 40 took part in the clinical study. All of the subjects were classified as overweight, with BMIs varying from 25 to 29.9, although 'normal' body weight is somewhere between 18.5 and 24.9. All of the individuals slept for 6.5 hours or less on a regular basis. The study was carried out over a lengthy amount of time, from November 2014 to October 2020.
The individuals were followed for two weeks to create...