The risk of diabetes is 46% higher. There's more visceral fat
Sep 11, 2024
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A research team at the University of Leiden Medical Center in the Netherlands investigated the association between sleep time, diabetes, and body fat distribution among more than 5000 people enrolled in the obesity epidemiology study.
Most of those in their mid-50s were followed up for 7 years by dividing them into ▶ early sleepers ▶ middle-time sleepers ▶ late-time sleepers.
The team also adjusted and analyzed the results for lifestyle factors such as age, gender, education, total body fat and physical activity, quality of diet, and alcohol consumption.
As a result, those with late bedtime patterns had a 46% higher risk of type 2 diabetes than intermediate bedtime.
The research team explained that `the later you go to bed, the more often you eat late-night snacks and smoke, and the less you move.'
In particular, those who went to bed late had higher BMI (body mass index), greater waist circumference, and more visceral fat. Liver fat content was also higher.
Professor van der Velde, who led the research team, said "The so-called owls should stop eating after 6 p.m""Because mealtime can affect digestion and metabolism" he explained.
The research team will present the findings at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes this week.
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