Poor Sleep Affects A Babies’ Weight Later In Life

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <section class="entry" style="position: relative;"><div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span><a href="http://289599298.r.lightningbase-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/New-parents-loose-sleep.jpg" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="New-parents-loose-sleep" class="size-full wp-image-37691 aligncenter" height="300" src="http://289599298.r.lightningbase-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/New-parents-loose-sleep.jpg" style="-webkit-touch-callout: none; -webkit-user-select: none; border: 1px solid rgb(230, 230, 230); display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 15px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;" width="450" /></a></span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Babies need twice as much sleep as adults.</strong></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Brain development takes place during sleep. The amount of sleep a baby has will affect his moods, alertness, and ability to concentrate and participate in his environment.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sleep not only affects a baby’s central nervous system and general baby development, as <a href="http://time.com/103550/sleep-deprivation-in-infants-affects-obesity-later-in-life/" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">new research shows</a>. In fact sleep-deprived babies may grow up to be heavier kids.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">One US doctor, <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dr. Elsie Taveras</strong>, chief of general pediatrics at <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Massachusetts General Hospital for Children</strong>, and her colleagues followed babies every year from 6 months old until they were 7. At each visit, the team recorded height, weight, body fat, waist and hip circumference and sleep habit information to get the most complete picture yet of how sleep patterns are connected to childhood health.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Taveras rated the children’s sleep according to the recommended amounts for their age group set by the <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">National Sleep Foundation</strong> and the <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute</strong>—for those under 2, that was more than 12 hours a day; for 3-4 year olds, that was more than 10 hours a day; and for kids 5 to 7, that was more than nine hours daily.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">They observed that at age 7, children with the lowest sleep scores throughout their young lives had the highest rates of obesity and body fat, specifically abdominal fat which other studies have linked to a higher risk of chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This new research shows how consistently disrupted sleep throughout childhood can have a cumulative effect on health.</span></div> <blockquote style="border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 0px 5px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 10px 20px !important; position: relative; quotes: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“This lends more evidence to the fact that insufficient sleep has significant health implications,” Taveras says.</span></div> </blockquote> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It also highlights the critical role that parents play in establishing healthy sleep habits.</span></div> <blockquote style="border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 0px 5px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 10px 20px !important; position: relative; quotes: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“Household routines, such as bed times and meal times, can be important for getting enough sleep,” says Taveras.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“I usually say three things to parents who are worried about their children’s sleep—implement consistent routines around bed times and meal times; 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Poor Sleep Affects A Babies’ Weight Later In Life

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A teaspoon of sugar has 16 calories and it can add up faster than you think. Try to reduce your sugar intake or eliminate it from your healthy diet completely. Even if you don’t want to lose weight, try to give up sugar for good. Your body and health will thank you.</span></div> <h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 15px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">5. Cut out the alcohol</span></span></h2> <div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Maybe you are not a huge drinker, but that alcoholic beverage you drink with dinner may contain plenty of calories. Unfortunately, calories from alcoholic beverages are often overlooked and it might be a reason why you can’t lose weight. Reduce your alcohol intake to see fantastic results!</span></div> <h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 15px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">6. Get enough sleep each night</span></span></h2> <div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If you are sleep deprived, it will be harder to lose weight. Getting enough sleep every night will help reduce the cortisol levels. When your cortisol levels are high, your body tends to crave more fatty, salty and sugary foods to make it happy again, making losing weight much more difficult. No matter how busy you are, make sure you get 7-8 hours of sleep every night to balance the hormones that influence your appetite and hunger, known as ghrelin and leptin, which tell you when you need to eat and when you are really hungry. When you are sleep deprived, it disrupts their normal function and you may feel hungry when you are actually not.</span></div> <h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 15px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">7. Turn off your TV</span></span></h2> <div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Stop wasting your time watching TV; there are many wonderful things you can do instead of watching TV, which can help you lose weight. Get outside and play with your kids or pets, or enjoy the fresh air with a run or even bike ride. Move more each day to improve your health and get in the best shape of your life. This is another overlooked yet easy and fun way to drop excess pounds.</span></div> <h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 15px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">8. Walk more</span></span></h2> <div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 1.5em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">As I mentioned above, you need to move more each day to lose weight. Walking is the fantastic way to do it. Walking will help improve your mental and physical health as well as drop weight. Start walking today to slim down and save on gas, and you will boost your energy levels and mood as a result.</span></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> </div> </div>

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World's Biggest Aircraft

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div lang="en-US" style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 1.6em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="13 The Top 5 Largest Aircraft in the World" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1094" height="1200" src="http://afun4u.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/13.jpg" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; height: auto; margin: 5px 20px 20px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" title="The Top 5 Largest Aircraft in the World" width="1920" /></span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 1.6em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span lang="en-US" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The first prize goes fairly to Ukrainian Antonov An-225 Mriya which is acknowledged to be the world’s largest plane up to date. The plane made its first flight in 1988, on December 21. This really huge thing was built exceptionally for military purposes, in particular for carrying the Buran orbiter (Russian Space Shuttle). The developers of An-225 aircraft used a base of An-124 and increased sufficiently its engine capacity. 6 engines are used in the An-225 instead of 4 in An-124 as well as twin nail. The aircraft is the heaviest up to date: its maximum takeover weight is more than 640 tons. Today there is only one An-225 in service.</span></div> <div> <span lang="en-US" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1.6em; margin-top: 1.6em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> </div> </div>

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