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January 16, 2013
In Today's Issue
- Fact: Poor Sleep Increases The Risk of Death/ Disease
- Vitamin D Levels and Daytime Sleepiness
- The Biggest Loser's Twins Proven Weight Loss Techniques
Fact: Poor Sleep Increases The Risk of Death/ Disease
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Vitamin D Levels and Daytime Sleepiness
Dear Reader,
Why do our energy levels drop during the day? Some blame our biological clocks, others point to carb loaded lunches that cause us to fizzle out during the afternoon. Now a new study suggests another reason - low vitamin D levels.
In fact, there's a strong, but complex, link between vitamin D levels and daytime sleepiness with race being a major factor - so says a small new study that appears online in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. This work is the first to show a significant link between vitamin D levels and sleepiness during the day. It makes sense that race might play a part in this as darker skin color is a risk factor for lower levels of vitamin D, the so called "sunshine" vitamin, that's most effectively made when skin is directly exposed to sunshine.
The most recent study involved 81 patients in a sleep clinic who complained of both issues with sleep and nonspecific pain, and were eventually diagnosed with some sort of sleep disorder. The subjects' levels of daytime sleepiness were assessed using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale and samples of blood were taken to learn about vitamin D levels. Most of the subjects in the study were found to be suffering from obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that involves repeated breathing interruptions during sleep.
For those subjects with normal levels of vitamin D, progressively higher levels of daytime sleepiness was associated with progressively lower vitamin D levels in the blood according to the investigation. For those with vitamin D deficiency, a link between levels of vitamin D and daytime sleepiness was found only in black subjects. But, in these subjects, higher levels of vitamin D were associated with more daytime sleepiness, the opposite of what you might think. Experts estimate that one third of African Americans are deficient in vitamin D, with earlier work at the State University of New York (SUNY) finding a connection between sleep and race.
While the current study shows there's a significant correlation between vitamin D and sleepiness during the daytime, the relationship is far more complicated than anyone thought. More research is needed to understand the correlation.
Continues below...
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Vitamin D Levels and Daytime Sleepiness Continued...
The experts theorize that as you cope with the crushing burden of vitamin D deficiency the body can't cope as well with pain and inflammatory markers may also rise. This in addition to managing without enough sleep.
We do understand that how you feel, and manage, during the day is truly related to how much good, restorative sleep you get the night before. If sleepiness gets in the way of doing everyday things, sleeping more at night will help. If it doesn't, you need to talk to your doctor about your difficulties. Not getting enough sleep is linked to a number of chronic, destructive diseases and life changing health problems.
Luckily getting enough sleep is slowly being recognized by many as an essential part of preventing chronic diseases and living a healthy lifestyle. Following good sleep habits is important, even on holidays or while you're on vacation, to ensure you get the rest your body needs.
To your good health,
Kirsten Whittaker
Daily Health Bulletin Editor
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Sources:
http://www.ivillage.com/vitamin-d-levels-linked-daytime-sleepiness/4-a-508922
CDC info on Sleep and Sleep Disorders:
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/Sleep/
Huffington Post story on study:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/18/vitamin-d-deficiency-daytime-sleepiness-study_n_2318961.html
Study abstract, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, December 15, 2012:
http://www.aasmnet.org/jcsm/ViewAbstract.aspx?pid=28731
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