The Claim
In Chinese adolescents aged 17–22 years, weekday napping exceeding 30 minutes per day is associated with a 0.013 increase in waist-to-height ratio.
What the research says
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Among Chinese teenagers aged 17 to 22, taking daytime naps longer than 30 minutes on weekdays is linked to a small increase in waist-to-height ratio.
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In Chinese adolescents aged 17–22 years, weekday napping exceeding 30 minutes per day is associated with a 0.013 increase in waist-to-height ratio, suggesting that daytime sleep may correlate with increased central adiposity.
Napping longer than 30 minutes during the day shifts the body's internal clock, which lowers the hormone that tells the body it's full and raises the hormone that makes it feel hungry. This causes the person to eat more, especially sugary and fatty foods, and slows down fat burning, leading to more fat gathering around the waist.
What the research says
1 studyThe study found that Chinese teens and young adults who nap more than 30 minutes on weekdays tend to have a slightly larger waist compared to their height — just like the claim says. It’s not a huge difference, but it’s a consistent pattern in the data.
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