| 542 | Friday, March 16, 2007 |
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| 7:30 AM-8:30 AM | Convention Center:321 |
| NASPE/Exercise Physiology Academy |
| The Relationship of Sleep Deprivation to Inactivity and Obesity |
| According to the National Sleep Foundation (2001), sleep duration in the U.S. has decreased by 1-2 hours over the past 50 years. Simultaneously, the incidence of obesity has nearly doubled over the same period of time. Currently, the focus of educators when addressing the obesity epidemic is to address the relationship of calorie intake (nutrition) and calorie expenditure (physical fitness). New research suggests that sleep deprivation statistically increases both hunger and appetite as measured by leptin and ghrelin levels in the blood. This presentation will review the recent research on sleep deprivation as related to obesity and exercise. |
Keyword(s): high school issues, middle school issues, obesity issues
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| Speaker: Daniel Agley, Towson State University, Towson, MD |