The results gathered were purely derived from the sleep patterns of the subject and did not consider the socio-demographic factors of the test population. The study was conducted from 11 pairs of identical twins with different sleep patterns. However, the lack of it or anything above the recommended hours or sleep can put a person at risk for obesity and other weight related problems. Long sleepers that are genetically at risk of obesity were found out to be 4kg heavier than normal sleepers while short sleepers are 2kg heavier than normal sleepers with high genetic obesity risks. Too much sleep or the lack of it can lead to overweight issues and obesity.
Overall, 52 percent of respondents ate family meals six or seven days per week, 35 percent ate family meals about every other day and 13 percent ate meals with family one or two days a week. People who never watched TV during meals had 37 percent lower odds of being obese than those who always watched TV or videos during family meals. About a third of adults watched TV during most or all family meals, while another 36 percent did not watch any TV or videos during meals. Tumin also advised leaving the TV off during meals, adding, "People who may not have time to cook their own meals could still consider buying healthy foods for family meals." "Adults might eat more food when they are watching TV, and meals that are not home-cooked may be less healthy than meals that are home-cooked," Tumin said by email.
collected by :Lucy William