Publications by authors named "Samantha E Scaccia"
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- * The study involved 38 women who went through two phases: one with adequate sleep (7-9 hours) and one with 1.5 hours less sleep per night for 6 weeks, measuring various glucose and insulin levels.
- * Results showed that sleep restriction led to increased fasting insulin and insulin resistance, especially in postmenopausal women, indicating that insufficient sleep is a significant risk factor for diabetes that can be addressed.
Background Insufficient sleep is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk, but causality is unclear. We investigated the impact of prolonged mild sleep restriction (SR) on lipid and inflammatory profiles. Methods and Results Seventy-eight participants (56 women [12 postmenopausal]; age, 34.
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