Doctors told more dangerous than lack of sleep

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Медики рассказали, чем еще опасно недосыпаниеLack of sleep affects the diversity of gut bacteria, experts have found

Scientists from Uppsala University conducted a small clinical study showed that lack of sleep may affect the intestinal microflora.

Previously, researchers have found a link between changes in intestinal microflora and obesity and type II diabetes.
In the new study, researchers analyzed data from nine healthy men of normal weight, says UPI.com.
Under the terms of the experiment, the volunteers were allowed to sleep only four hours a day for two consecutive days. In the end, scientists found no evidence that lack of sleep affects the diversity of gut bacteria, but they drew attention to other significant changes.

Thus, a more thorough analysis of groups of bacteria were observed changes in the microflora similar to some of those that were recorded previously in other studies, compares the state of the intestinal microbiota in people with obesity, and participants with normal body weight. For example, scientists have noticed an increase in the level of Firmicutes bacteria in relation to Bacteroidetes type of bacteria.

In addition, volunteers after sleep deprivation 20% decrease in insulin sensitivity. However, scientists believe that it is not associated with changes in the intestinal microflora. According to them, a new, more extensive and prolonged studies.

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