10h of Catch-Up Sleep Can Ameliorate the Negative Effects of Sleep Restriction on Insulin Sensitivity in Healthy Men

Can you partly redeem your sleep dept on the weekend? First study to investigate this question in clinical trial suggests: Yes you can! At least to a certain extent. In today's installment of the short news I am going to take a closer look at the surprising results of a recent study from the University of Sydney (Killick. 2015). A study which may offer some relief to those of you who are for one reason or another not getting enough sleep on a regular basis. If that sounds like you, you may be interested to hear what happened to the healthy male 18-50-year old subjects in the latest study from the University of Sydney . A study the objective of which was to determine whether the ill effects of acute sleep restrictions on insulin sensitivity in healthy individuals could be leveled by recovery or a few nights spend on "catch-up sleep" (10h per night). Learn more about the health effects of correct / messed up circadian rhythms Sunlight, Bluelight, Backlight and...