Sleeping with Your Phone on at Night leads to Obesity - Research

[jchima]

A new scientific study has shown that sleeping with your phone on can result in obesity.

Scientists in Spain have found that the artificial light emitted from the screens of phones, tablets, televisions and laptops inhibits the production of a hormone that combats obesity.
Source: Sleeping with Your Phone on at Night leads to Obesity - Research - eReporter

 

[Zoom-boing]

Consistently consuming significantly more calories than you burn causes obesity.

 

[Moonglow]

I should then turn off phone to lose the weight?

 

[Mr. H.]

I should then turn off phone to lose the weight?

That's one way of weighing in on the issue.

 

[waltky]

Granny says, "Dat's right - ladies don't be marryin' no fatboys or ya gonna have fat babies...

Fathers may pass obesity to children through sperm
Dec. 4, 2015 - Researchers found differences between the sperm of thin and obese men, and say that lifestyle changes can alter how genes are expressed and passed on to children.

Men's weight affects markers on sperm cells that can affect the eating behavior and health of their children, researchers in Denmark found in a small study. While obese parents are already known to increase the risk for children to become obese, previous studies have also shown a father's obesity affects the way genes are expressed in sperm. The new study, however, focused on the differences in normal weight and obese men's sperm. Large differences were seen, and when men in the study underwent gastric bypass surgery, markers in their sperm changed over time as their diet and lifestyle improved after surgery.

Researchers at the University of Denmark said their work shows the expression of genetic data can be changed with lifestyle alterations, which they think could lead to methods of preventing the transmission of obesity or other disorders from parents to children. "Today, we know that children born to obese fathers are predisposed to developing obesity later in life, regardless of their mother's weight," said Dr. Ida Donkin, a researcher at the University of Copenhagen, in a press release. "It's another critical piece of information that informs us about the very real need to look at the pre-conception health of fathers. And it's a message we need to disseminate in society."

Researchers saw thousands of changes to epigenetic markers in men's sperm after they underwent gastric bypass surgery -- suggesting that changing lifestyle, and losing weight, can prevent fathers from increasing the chances their children will be obese.​

In the first part of the study, researchers compared sperm cells from 13 thin men with a mean BMI of 22.9 and 10 obese men with a mean BMI of 31.8, finding the way the sperm acted and looked on sight were different, before noting differences in their expression of genes -- of which there were hundreds. The second part of the study had researchers following six men before and up to a year after gastric bypass surgery. Within weeks after surgery, the researchers found 3,000 differences in epigenetic patterns of the men's sperm. A year after surgery, researchers said there were upwards of 5,000 changes.

While they are unsure exactly how it works, researchers said the knowledge that we inherit some of our lifestyle from parents was reinforced, however the new research shows parents can change what their children may inherit by changing their own lifestyles. "We certainly need to further examine the meaning of these differences; yet, this is early evidence that sperm carries information about a man's weight. And our results imply that weight loss in fathers may influence the eating behaviour or their future children," says Romain Barrès from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research. The study is published in Cell Metabolism.

Fathers may pass obesity to children through sperm

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Teaching parents about breakfast improves children's nutrition
Dec. 4, 2015 - While online classes were seen as more effective, researchers said Internet-based learning and in-person group classes were both successful at helping parents and their children improve their diets.

Online and in-person group education both help parents reduce skipped breakfasts for themselves and their children, researchers found in a study. The study evaluated methods of educating mothers who participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, or WIC, about the benefits of eating breakfast, which include a higher quality diet and reduced risk for obesity. While WIC offers classes on nutrition for new parents, new technology is seen as an opportunity to reach more of the increasingly diverse 8.3 million mothers and children who receive benefits, according to the Department of Agriculture.

The program, created in 1974, provides checks or vouchers for parents to buy basic foods selected to promote health and wellness among mothers and children. "The goals of the breakfast class were to teach participants why it is important for adults and children to eat breakfast every day, why skipping breakfast can lead to poorer health for children and adults, how WIC foods can be used to make healthy breakfasts, and to have participants set personal goals for eating healthier breakfasts," said Dr. Lorrene Ritchie, director and cooperative extension specialist at the Nutrition Policy Institute at the University of California, in a press release.

Eating breakfast has been associated with an overall improved diet and a decreased risk for obesity, researchers said.​

Researchers randomly assigned 590 WIC participants in Los Angeles to either in-person group education or online classes focused on reducing skipped breakfasts and healthy food options for parents and their 1- to 5-year-old children. Of the participants, 359 were offered in-person classes and 231 were offered classes online, with each class using the same texts and images. The mothers were also given questionnaires before and after the classes, as well as at a 2- to 4-month follow-up. The researchers found changes in knowledge between the two groups were similar as both reported fewer barriers to eating breakfast because of time constraints, not having enough food, or difficulty with preparation.

Both types of classes were effective, researchers reported, but increases in the frequency of breakfast were greater for the online group. Based on the results, researchers said online formats may offer new ways to effectively reach program participants -- both were considered to be successful. "From the perspective of the dietetics profession, the findings highlight the value of allowing WIC participants the flexibility and convenience of choosing between multiple nutrition education modalities, which could potentially lead to sustained behavior change in this population," said Dr. Lauren Au, a researcher at the NPI. The study is published in the Journal of the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Teaching parents about breakfast improves children's nutrition

 

[waltky]

Granny says Uncle Ferd oughta take out some life insurance on his g/f...

Study: Obesity Can Shorten Lives by as Much as 10 Years
July 13, 2016 - Doctors have known for years the health risks of being overweight, but a new study shows that being too fat can cut as much as 10 years off your life.

The study in The Lancet, a medical journal, looked at the histories of 4 million nonsmoking adults in 32 countries from 1970 to 2015. The experts found that those who were overweight died one year earlier than their life expectancy and moderately obese people lost three years off their lives.

The study's lead author, Emanuele Di Angelantonio of the University of Cambridge, said the severely obese can expect to die 10 years prematurely. The study said being fat is far more dangerous for men than for women.

A woman walks along a boardwalk in New York. The lead author of a new medical study says the severely obese can expect to die 10 years prematurely.​

Experts have already linked obesity to heart disease, stroke and cancer. The authors recognized how hard it is for many people to lose weight and keep it off. They said it is much easier for overweight people to slim down to normal weight before they reach middle age, rather than later in life.

Study: Obesity Can Shorten Lives by as Much as 10 Years

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Telehealth Poised to Revolutionize Medical Care, Authors Say
July 13, 2016 - Via PCs, smartphones, doctors and nurses could be available 24 hours a day at relatively low cost to assess emergency situations, like heart attack or stroke

When you're sick, one of the hardest parts about getting better is getting up and getting to the doctor. It's a first-world problem for most Americans who live in cities or suburbs, but what if the doctor is 40 kilometers away, or 400 kilometers? Soon, the solution may be just a mouse click away. It's called telehealth, and it links patients and doctors using computers or mobile devices. Some researchers think it will revolutionize health care in the next decade. Telemedicine is now used to some extent to monitor heart patients and to connect doctors and distant emergency rooms. In the United States, veterans benefited from 2 million telemedicine visits in 2014 through the government’s health care service for them.

University of Miami dermatologist Dr. Anne Burdick checks the computer screen in her Miami office as she discusses telemedicine​

But in the next decade, telemedicine or virtual care will evolve into telehealth, say the authors of an article in The New England Journal of Medicine. Utilizing computers or mobile devices, doctors and nurses could be available 24 hours a day at relatively low cost to assess emergency situations, like heart attack or stroke. Ray Dorsey, a neurologist at University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York, says telehealth technology could benefit people in other countries. He said that in developing parts of the world such as China or India, telehealth will be increasingly seen as "a means to provide unprecedented access to care where previously care has just largely been inaccessible.”

Accessible to nearly everyone

The increasing use of smartphones worldwide has the potential to revolutionize medical care. In the world of telehealth, patients will be able to communicate with health care specialists directly from their homes, and school nurses will be able to talk with doctors directly and get information about why a child is not feeling well. “And it’s an evaluation in a timely, convenient way without having to go to the emergency room or an urgent care center, or even a pediatrician,” said Dorsey. “I think in the future it will increasingly be applied to chronic conditions to help reduce costs.” For example, telehealth could help doctors keep an eye on patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes or Parkinson’s disease. The technology also could be combined with wireless, wearable devices to watch over serious disorders such as congestive heart failure.

What’s driving telehealth

In the article, Dorsey and co-author Eric Topol with Scripps Research Institute in California predict a number of trends in the evolution of telehealth. It will be driven by the need to make health care more convenient and cost-effective for patients and doctors alike. It will expand the traditional use of telemedicine from general doctors to specialists such as psychiatrists, neurologists and dermatologists. The biggest challenge, according to Dorsey, is the digital divide, where those who need health care assistance the most don’t have access to a computer or smartphone. In the end, they say, telehealth won’t replace office visits, but it could fill in the gaps, enabling medical personnel to meet the growing burden of chronic disease and increasing access to badly needed health care worldwide.

Telehealth Poised to Revolutionize Medical Care, Authors Say

 

[skye]

No phone no TV no Wi Fi in the bedroom.

That's how it is in my house.

I'm old fashioned.

 

[skye]

what....

Am I the only one here like that? ^^^^^^^^^

Am I the only one here who only has paper books in the bedroom?

 

[Moonglow]

what....

Am I the only one here like that? ^^^^^^^^^

Am I the only one here who only has paper books in the bedroom?

I have hard back books..

 

[skye]

what....

Am I the only one here like that? ^^^^^^^^^

Am I the only one here who only has paper books in the bedroom?

I have hard back books..

~~~~~

 

[Arianrhod]

A new scientific study has shown that sleeping with your phone on can result in obesity.

Scientists in Spain have found that the artificial light emitted from the screens of phones, tablets, televisions and laptops inhibits the production of a hormone that combats obesity.
Source: Sleeping with Your Phone on at Night leads to Obesity - Research - eReporter

Baloney. My phone's on 24/7 because there are relatives I need to stay in touch with in case of emergency, and I weigh the same as I did before I got my first cell phone.

As someone else mentioned, eating too much - and refusing to exercise - are what make people obese. There's no mystery to it.

 

[Sun Devil 92]

Looks like some of you got punked

 

[Manonthestreet]

ya know the screen goes out.....what type of phones were they studying

 

[Sun Devil 92]

ya know the screen goes out.....what type of phones were they studying

Alien phones

 

[anotherlife]

what....

Am I the only one here like that? ^^^^^^^^^

Am I the only one here who only has paper books in the bedroom?

How old are you? I think audio books beat everything. I am looking for a software that reads everything for me, so that I don't have to.

 

[anotherlife]

The primary source of obesity is answering your phone at 2am to your Chinese counterpart discussing executive decisions for the 8am morning meeting. Stupid Americans love that. Whehehe.

 

[skye]

what....

Am I the only one here like that? ^^^^^^^^^

Am I the only one here who only has paper books in the bedroom?

How old are you? I think audio books beat everything. I am looking for a software that reads everything for me, so that I don't have to.

There is beauty in a paper book....in turning those pages ...one after the other one....in touching the book and the smell of an old book.....the illustrations ...the cover, sometimes made of leather with gold letters......


hehehehehehehe.....I'm in a vintage mood today I guess......

just joking...

 

[anotherlife]

what....

Am I the only one here like that? ^^^^^^^^^

Am I the only one here who only has paper books in the bedroom?

How old are you? I think audio books beat everything. I am looking for a software that reads everything for me, so that I don't have to.

There is beauty in a paper book....in turning those pages ...one after the other one....in touching the book and the smell of an old book.....the illustrations ...the cover, sometimes made of leather with gold letters......


hehehehehehehe.....I'm in a vintage mood today I guess......

just joking...

I think antiques are good too. By the way, some of the kiddy books are very artistic, especially the ones that fold out castles and others.

 

[norwegen]

I just weighed myself. Looks like I need to turn off my phone and keep it at the neighbor's house.

 

[mamooth]

As my eyes weaken, I'm starting to appreciate my Kindle more. Adjustable font sizes are something a paper book can't do. Unlike a tablet, the Kindle gets easier to read in sunlight or any bright light. And battery life is weeks, if you turn off the wireless, which you only need for downloads.