Teenage boys who do not get enough sleep at night, may be at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study of American scientists from the University of Pennsylvania.
Boys who lack REM sleep during adolescence, have a significantly higher risk the development of resistance to insulin as they get older than those who get enough sleep at night, according to researchers. These boys also tend to be at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, an increase in visceral fat and attention deficit.
So, boys greatest loss of slow wave sleep between childhood and adolescence were significantly associated with insulin resistance, and the loss was not significantly associated with increased fat in the abdomen and violation attention. However, experts did not find any connection between the decrease in the amount of slow wave sleep and the development of insulin resistance, physical health or functioning of the brain in girls.
