Good sleep habits important for overweight adults, study suggests

Brooke Shafer, Ph.D., is lead author on a new OHSU study that reveals negative health impacts for overweight people who stay awake too late for their internal biological clock. Credit: OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks New research from Oregon Health & Science University reveals negative health consequences for people who are overweight and ignore their body’s signals to sleep at night, with specific differences between men and women. The study published this week in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. “This study builds support for the importance of good sleep habits,” said lead author Brooke Shafer, Ph.D., a postdoctoral researcher in Read More