Lack of Sleep May be Associated With Eating too Much

There have been heightened concerns about how to best control appetite due to the obesity epidemic. An interesting consideration in this regard is that sleep appears to be associated with how much we eat. Sage Publications reported via EurekAlert on June 1, 2015, less sleep is associated with eating more.

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It has been suggested by researchers that disrupted sleep may be a significant factor which contributes to excessive food consumption therefore leading to long term chronic health damage in both adults and kids. Although it has been well known that a poor night’s sleep can have a negative affect our ability to perform daily activities, it has not been well understood how disrupted sleep can influence both our choices of food and how much we eat.

This is important because food consumption is associated with many chronic health issues which include obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Diet itself is often a vital target of treatment to prevent the onset of these serious conditions. Therefore an understanding of the mechanisms which link disrupted sleep patterns to increased food consumption is important in considerations of both prevention and treatment interventions for chronic  health conditions.

Food consumption is driven by emotional, cognitive, biological and environmental factors. Diet is clearly important in a consideration of the treatment for chronic health disorders associated with food intake. More careful considerations should be given to how sleep affects these factors. The researchers say that these mechanisms are heavily influenced by sleep patterns.

Consider that after a bad night's sleep the hormone which controls appetite is affected, emotional stress is heightened, more food is wanted to compensate for a lack of energy and we see an increase in impulsivity. All of these factors affect the amount of food that you would consume on any given day. Sleep therefore should be given active consideration in efforts to modify eating behavior.

This research has been published in the Journal of Health Psychology. Clearly the type and amount of food which we eat has a substantial impact on our health. Eating too much is associated with many long term health conditions. It is therefore important to understand the factors which influence this vital health behavior. Sleep problems have been identified as one such factor which influences eating habits. It’s an interesting thought that sleeping well may actually help you eat well.

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Acetaminophen Decreases Pain and Pleasure

The pain reliever acetaminophen has been found to blunt emotions. Ohio State University reported on April 13, 2015, acetaminophen decreases both pain and pleasure. This is a previously unknown side effect of the pain reliever acetaminophen.

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Researchers have observed that people who took acetaminophen reported less powerful emotions when they saw both extremely pleasant and extremely disturbing photos, in comparison to those who instead took placebos. Acetaminophen is the primary ingredient in the over-the-counter pain reliever Tylenol. This drug has been in use for greater than 70 years in the United States. Yet, this is the first time that this particular side effect has been noted.

It has been shown in previous research that acetaminophen works on both physical pain and on psychological pain. Geoffrey Durso, who is a doctoral student in social psychology at The Ohio State University and the lead author of the study, says this study shows the effects of acetaminophen go even further and that it also decreases how much users actually feel positive emotions.

This study has been published in the journal Psychological Science. Acetaminophen is now being seen as offering over-the-counter relief from both pains and pleasures. Acetaminophen has been found to blunt sensitivity to negative and positive stimuli.

In the study participants who took acetaminophen were observed to evaluate unpleasant stimuli less negatively and pleasant stimuli less positively. Participants who took acetaminophen also rated both negative and positive stimuli as being less emotionally arousing. It's unusual to consider that aside from just being a pain reliever acetaminophen may also be all-purpose emotion reliever, as noted by Durso.

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Aspirin May Slow Down the Progression of Emphysema

Emphysema is a horrible disease which breaks down the capacity of the lungs to function normally therefore making it hard to breath. The American Thoracic Society reported via Newswise on May 17, 2015, regular use of aspirin may help slow down the progression of emphysema in the early phases of the disease. Until this finding there have been no known methods for decreasing the risk of developing emphysema aside from smoking cessation and avoidance.

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Carrie Aaron MD, of the Columbia University Medical Center in New York, says in a large general population sample it has now been observed that regular aspirin use three or more days per week was associated with a slower progression of emphysema. This finding was seen on computed tomography scans over 10 years.

This study included 4,471 people participating in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Lung Study. There was an assessment of the percentage of lung volume with emphysematous features on up to 4 CT scans which were performed over about 10 years of follow-up. Spirometry, which is a measure of expiratory airflow, was performed in 81 percent of the study subjects.

The American Lung Association reports emphysema is a serious lung disease which makes it hard to breath. Emphysema, along with chronic bronchitis, are together referred to as Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, or COPD. At this time COPD ranks as the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. On the brighter side it has been learned that COPD is often preventable and treatable.

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