Men with poor sleep will have enlarged belly

　　The causes of beer belly are very complex. In addition to factors such as genetics, diet, exercise, etc., what many people don’t understand is that poor sleep quality is also a major culprit.
　　
　　I didn’t eat much, and beer wasn’t a regular at the table, but many middle-aged male I still have no choice but to become a "beer belly man". Why is this? You might as well reflect on your sleep status first.
　　
　　“Many men with poor sleep quality have beer bellies, and men with beer bellies often have poor sleep conditions. ”Chairman of the Chinese Sleep Research Association, Huilongguan, Beijing Hospital Professor Chen Yanfang, an expert committee member, said that when the United States, the world's largest "fat country", conducted a statistical analysis of obese people, it discovered a bidirectional correlation between beer belly (that is, central obesity) and sleep problems, although the causal relationship between the two is not yet clear.
　　
　　The causes of beer belly are very complex. In addition to factors such as genetics, diet, exercise, etc., what many people don’t understand is that poor sleep quality is also a major culprit.
　　
　　Professor Chen Yanfang said that people's sleep status gradually declines from youth to middle age to old age. Among them, the most prominent one is the deterioration of the quality of slow-wave sleep (also known as deep sleep), and deep sleep has a negative impact on the overall human health. healthy is particularly important, as it plays an important role in helping the body eliminate fatigue, immunity and disease resistance.
　　
　　In addition, middle-aged men often play the role of "backbone" in the family and society, making their sleep conditions even worse under "overwhelming pressure". The influence of physiological, psychological and social comprehensive factors makes the body nerve Changes in endocrine status and increased secretion of adrenocortical hormones and gonadal hormones will make it easier for fat to accumulate in the abdomen, resulting in central obesity, also known as beer belly. Cardiovascular diseases such as central obesity and hypertension disease occurrence is closely related.
　　
　　Professor Chen Yanfang suggested that if middle-aged office workers want to improve their sleep quality and stay away from beer bellies, they should start with the word "movement".
　　
　　Sleep is originally a physiological instinctive phenomenon. As long as you maintain a combination of movement and stillness, and a regular and orderly life, sleep will come naturally.
　　
　　For middle-aged men who often engage in mental work, walk for half an hour in the morning and afternoon each day. exercise , take 15 minutes to rest at noon (you don’t have to fall asleep, just close your eyes and rest quietly) to relax the brain, which is very helpful in maintaining the body’s static and dynamic balance, and can also promote sleep well.