Race And Sleep Habits

Since sleeping issues among people are only getting worse, some researchers are even calling insufficient sleep the next global health crisis. A study was completed by UK’s University of Warwick Medical School to better understand sleeping insufficiency among developing nations primarily in Asia and Africa. They found that these countries are suffering just as much, if not more (in some cases) as developed countries. Bangladesh was found to be the most problematic in terms of their sleeping patterns. The driving factor was that 40% of women in Bangladesh

Racial minorities have fewer options in the housing market; therefore increased exposure to health risks, and decreased availability of economic opportunities are present. An article from the New York Times entitled “How Well You Sleep May Hinge on Race” by Douglas Quenqua emphasized a great deal on how social inequities affect a person living in a disadvantage neighborhood. The story from the article is about Moleendo Stewart , an African American man living in East Flatbush Brooklyn and who has constantly experienced sleep apnea . He has trouble sleeping at nights because of the disruptive noises from several trains nearby and frequent gun shots. Moleendo Stewart has stated that he has suffered negative health outcomes such as weigh

Sleep affects grades in more ways than one or two or even three. It affect how people feel, think, and act (Gruber,2013). This states that people that have less sleep behave differently than people that get the recommended amount of sleep for their age.They may be more likely to have mistakes in a class or job. They might even act different than they usually do. Sleep also has an affect of no motivation or effort in the work they do (Gruber,2013). This is important because this tells that the person that does not get enough sleep does not have much motivation or effort they put in to the work they perform.People with motivation tend to do things better than people that have none.

Morgan Manella in the article “Study: A Third of U.S. Adults Don’t Get Enough Sleep” argues that sleep deprivation can have a negative effect in someone’s health. Manella supports her argument by presenting statistics that shows how adults that don’t enough sleep have chronic conditions. The author’s purpose is to raise awareness so that people will sleep more often and have a better health condition.

A study recorded by Goldman, McDonough, and Rosemond in 1972 “noted that sleep-deprived junior doctors were more hesitant and showed less focused planning during a surgical procedure” (Harrison). Even doctors are affected by this. Doctors need to be able to make quick choices and to stay focus; people’s lives are in their hands, sleep is essential to being successful. Although everyone is not responsible for people’s lives, sleep still affects them mentally daily, and each day it builds up and becomes worse. In an interview with Professor Cathy Newell from Mesa Community College stated “they are able to get on a treadmill and still make it and what not, but where we see the most impairment is over a course. Like if we deprived them for 24-30 hours. Mental cognitive function tends to decrease” (Newell). People can last longer physically compare too mentally. The mind is running 24/7, and sleep gives it the ability to organize itself and fire off any leftover electrons, giving the mind the ability to dream in stage four REM sleep. Sleep deprivation does not happen overnight, it happens over a period of time. As Cathy Newell stated it happened after 24-30 hours of sleep deprivation marks the start of the cognitive function deteriorating. Many things can throw off a person’s sleep. A study conducted in 1792, a French geophysicist discovered the

(Ed). Adolescent Sleep Patterns: Biological, Social, and Psychological Influences. New York. Cambridge University Press 2002: xvii. Dahl, RE.

In the article from the LA Times, “Sleep Deprivation Has Genetic Consequences, Study Finds,” Eryn Brown advocates that genetic and health problems can be caused by chronic sleep deprivation. Brown states that people who are deprived of sleep have a much higher chance of getting obese and having cardiovascular difficulties. She maintains her claim by addressing a multitude of researchers who proved her claim, then she presents an experiment conducted by two analysts that specialize in sleep, and finally Brown elaborates with scientific statistics. Brown writes it in a comprehensive tone for individuals. Her entire article gives clues such as “...analysis revealed that genes involved in inflammation, immunity and protein damage were activated…” and “... millions of people might be sustaining damage to their body. She is warning her readers that although they may think chronic sleep deprivation will just

Sleep deprivation is a serious concern among college students, who are "among the most sleep-deprived age group in the United States," (Central Michigan University, 2008). It is important to study the causes of sleep deprivation, or sleep disorders, among college students. According to Park (2009), "dozens of studies have linked an increase in nightly sleep to better cognition and alertness." A study by Central Michigan University (2008) found that sleep deprivation can lead to poor academic performance, impaired driving, depression, and behavioral problems. There are several variables that may affect sleeping patterns among college students. One is genetics or biological issues. It is highly

represented within the studies, thereby reducing selection bias with regards to race. Wang et al. (2013) and Holmedahl et al. (2014) took the measurements at a hospital sleep center. Azuma et al. (2014) obtained study subjects from an urban wholesale company in Japan, with the measurements coming from portable monitors worn at the office and at home over the course of one week. Stanchina et al. (2013) used records from hospital outpatients. The remaining studies used measurements taken from university sleep laboratories.

The 2010 Sleep in America poll released by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) showed important differences in the sleep habits and attitudes of Asians, Blacks/African-Americans, Hispanics and Whites. It is the first poll to investigate sleep among these four ethnic groups (National Sleep Foundation, 2010).

Athletes that wake up extremely early to go to school and stay up late doing homework, are at a higher risk for injuries. In a study done recently, two thirds of tested (tired) athletes got injured in some way (Lewis). The researchers anticipate that when an athlete gets less than eight hours of sleep, it can result in an injury. In 1942, about 85 percent of Americans slept at least seven hours a night. Today, less than 60 percent of Americans acquire more than seven hours of sleep at night (Carroll). Not attaining an adequate amount of sleep is particularly unhealthy for a person's body. However, a bonus to getting more sleep increases their ability to focus more when they perform, muscles relax, and they are less stressed

We all know that loss in sleep can lead to negative effects such as fall in mood and mental performance. Its can also affect our normal physiology. The worst is chronically losing sleep because this can be associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and even cancer. Basketball players athletic performance were compared. Those who slept 10 hours every night vs. those who slept 6 to 9 hours showed a faster sprint time, better shooting accuracy, decreased reaction time, and better mood. Other improvements include a higher level of brain activation.

Research indicates that America’s sleep problems have increased and might be the number one health problem. The average amount of sleep that people get per night can range anywhere from three to twelve hours. According to Dr. David Dinges at the University of Pennsylvania, it is a fact that people who get fewer than six hours of sleep a night do not live as long as people who get seven hours or more. Most people do not realize the importance of sleep or even realize that it is needed to survive. Many people experience sleep deprivation; however it is commonly seen in college students. Irregular sleeping patterns tend to occur in students, which can later lead to long-term effects.

African Americans were more susceptible to the effects of sleep deprivation. African American men gained 3.7 pounds compared to African American females and white men who gained 2.2 pounds. These testees were affected by sleep deprivation after 5 consecutive nights and as a result they ate more fatty foods. Currently I have a pretty unchanging sleep pattern because of school. Since I am an athlete I make sure I get enough sleep to repair my body. However, sometimes if I have a lot of homework or it’s a weekend I tend to stay up later. As a result, for the next few nights I can’t fall asleep until that same I stayed up. When I do have to stay up late studying or am with friends out late, I notice that is when I am the hungriest and constantly eat snacks. For example, when I came back from Australia my sleep pattern was messed up for weeks. Luckily this was in the summer, but I couldn’t fall until 4 am and would wake up at 2 pm everyday. As a result I didn’t know what I should eat at 2pm because it was way past breakfast time and lunch time so I would eat snacks throughout the entire day/night. I found that during these few weeks I didn’t want to workout because it was already so hot outside by 2pm and so I just stayed in the AC all

In 2009, researchers, Colleen E. Carney Ph.D., Jack D. Edinger, Björn Meyer, Linda Lindman, and Tai Istre, published their study called, “Daily Activities and Sleep Quality in College Students”. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between sleep and social rhythms. The researchers acknowledged that, “It has long been recognized that consistent and qualitatively satisfying sleep is largely dependent on a robust and well entrained endogenous circadian rhythm” (Carney, Edinger, Meyer, Lindman, and Istre, 2009). The researchers further explained that in their study they were going to attempt to establish a relationship between one’s daily activities and social engagements to his or her sleep quality. The researchers hypothesized that, “self-reported good sleepers would report more daily activities, show earlier daily scheduling of their social rhythms, have social rhythms characterized by greater regularity, and be involved in more activities with active social engagement than would poor sleepers” (Carney et al., 2009).