India, July 16 -- A new study suggests that staying up late and being a 'night owl' may be linked to poorer metabolic health and higher body fat.
The study followed healthy women in Auckland, New Zealand, and looked at whether their sleep pattern, known as chronotype, is linked to eating habits, body fat, and overall metabolic health.
For this study, researchers included 287 women aged 18 to 45, including 130 New Zealand Pacific women and 157 New Zealand European women. They used the Munich Chronotype Questionnaire (MCTQ) to classify participants as morning, intermediate, or evening types based on their sleep patterns. Women who usually slept from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. were considered intermediate types. Participants recorded everything they ...