World Famous Poster Say goodnight to obesity? Say goodnight to
obesity? Studies suggest that getting enough sleep can curb
appetite and lead to a slimmer you. Sally Squires the Washington
Post August 1, 2006 If sleeping to lose weight sounds like a
dream, then go back to bed. The power of sleep in regulating
appetite, body weight and risk of type 2 diabetes in adults and
children is strong enough that some scientists wonder if it may
soon be the newest tool in the battle against obesity. "Can a
good night's sleep make us slimmer?" asks Danish nutrition
researcher Arne Astrup in an editorial in this month's
International Journal of Obesity. Maybe, concludes Astrup,
citing a growing body of research that points to sleep as a key
player in hunger and appetite control. The latest evidence comes
from a study of 422 Canadian children, ages 5 to 10 years.
Researchers at Quebec's Laval University found that youngsters
who slept eight to 10 hours per night had 3.5 times the risk of
being overweight compared with a sim