Marking Period 4 Week 3

http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/642649.html
In this Businessweek column by Ellin Holohan, she explains that teens who get less than the recommended eight hours of sleep each night are much more likely to eat unhealthy food, which puts them at a greater risk of weight gain or obesity. Susan Redline explains that lack of sleep in teens creates "metabolic disturbances" which link to obesity, although these bodily functions are not the only culprit of weight gain in sleep deprived teens. By staying up later into the night, teens have more opportunity to eat - and the current lifestyle influences the teens to stay up later than needed, as they are occupied by cell phones and other technology. According to a study held, the "circadian rhythm" of teens shifts, causing them to stay up late at night and be more tired in the morning, and because most schools starting early in the morning, there is little opportunity for teens to catch up on lost sleep. Overall, the sleep practices of teens can lead to weight gain and obesity if they are not changed, one of the more rapidly noticable results of sleep deprivation when compared to heart issues discussed in my earlier posts.