Study #2
Another study by researchers from the University of Chicago, MI, examined how sleep loss and diabetes were related, and found the following:

• After 3 consecutive nights with as little as 4 hours of sleep, blood levels of fatty acids are very high and remain there, instead of going up and down overnight as they usually do.

• This elevated level of fatty acids between 4 am and 9 am hampers the power of insulin to stabilize blood sugars.

Prof. Karen Bonuck, from Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York, NY, has clearly stated that if loss of sleep during childhood can be linked directly to future obesity, it becomes imperative for both parents and physicians to identify irregular sleep patterns early, so they can be checked accordingly. These findings could be extremely useful, considering 17% of children in the US fall prey to obesity.