URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2845795/
Journal: Current Cardiology Reviews
Publication Date: 02/2010
Summary: Sleep loss is a common condition in developed countries, with evidence showing that people in Western countries are sleeping on average only 6.8 hour (hr) per night, 1.5 hr less than a century ago. Although the effects of sleep deprivation on our organs have been obscure, recent epidemiological studies have revealed relationships between sleep deprivation and hypertension (HT), coronary heart disease (CHD), and diabetes mellitus (DM). This review article summarizes the literature on these relationships. Because sleep deprivation increases sympathetic nervous system activity, this increased activity serves as a common pathophysiology for HT and DM. Adequate sleep duration may be important for preventing cardiovascular diseases in modern society.
Ketogenic diet for weight loss
URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6371871/Journal: Canadian Family PhysicianPublication Date: 12/2018Summary: Ketogenic diets can help patients lose about 2 kg more than low-fat diets do at 1 year, but higher-quality studies show no difference. Weight loss peaks at about 5 months but is often not sustained. Individual weight change can vary from losing 30 kg to gaining 10 kg
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