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- GAY YOUTHS ARE MORE THAN TWICE AS LIKELY TO HAVE SLEEP TROUBLE, STUDY FDS
- GAY MEN HAVE MORE TROUBLE FALLG ASLEEP, REARCHERS SAYLONG TERM LACK OF SLEEP HAS BEEN LKED TO WEIGHT GA, POOR HEART HEALTH AND PRSN. {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY DAN AVERYDECEMBER 14, 2017/1:25 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY DAN AVERYDECEMBER 14, 2017 / 1:25 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GAY MEN HAVE MORE TROUBLE FALLG ASLEEP, REARCHERS SAY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-12-14T18:25:33.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-12-14T18:25:33.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GAY MEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE PROBLEMS GETTG TO SLEEP, A NEW STUDY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}REARCHERS AT THE NATNAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS SURVEYED MORE THAN 100,000 MEN AND UPLE PHOTO SHOOT WH TWO MALE MOLS A NICE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PARTICIPANTS' SLEEP HABS WERE TRACKED OVER A PERD OF TWO YEARS AND PARED THEM TO THE NATNAL SLEEP FOUNDATN'S REMENDATNS OF SEVEN-TO-NE HOURS FOR ADULTS 18 TO 64 AND SEVEN-TO-EIGHT HOURS FOR OVER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE STUDY, PUBLISHED SLEEP HEALTH, FOUND THAT OVERALL LGBT PEOPLE HAD MORE TROUBLE ACHIEVG QUALY SLEEP THAN THEIR HETEROSEXUAL PEERS: GAY MEN ENUNTERED MORE PROBLEMS FALLG ASLEEP, WHILE LBIANS WERE MORE LIKELY TO REPORT WAKE UP DURG THE NIGHT OR FEELG GROGGY THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BISEXUAL WOMEN WERE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL TERMS OF BOTH QUALY SLEEP AND FEELG WELL-RTED THE NEXT DAY. REARCHERS ALSO FOUND THAT GAY MEN WERE MOST LIKELY TO E MEDITN TO HELP THEM FALL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE STUDY, THORED BY THE UNIVERSY OF LEEDS' LRA HARDIE, POSTULATED THAT THE CREASED LIKELIHOOD OF SMOKG AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSU AMONG LGBT PEOPLE NTRIBUTED TO THEIR POOR SLEEP HABS. UNRSTANDG OTHER FACTORS ULD "PROVI AN UNRSTANDG OF HOW TO ASSIST IMPROVG OVERALL HEALTH AMONG SEXUAL MORY GROUPS.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LONG TERM LACK OF SLEEP HAS BEEN LKED TO WEIGHT GA, POOR HEART HEALTH AND PRSN.BRENT STIRTON/GETTY IMAG FOR THE GBCBEIJING - NOVEMBER 18: TWO GAY MEN RELAX A BEDROOM NOVEMBER 18, 2004 BEIJG. THE MAN WH HIS HEAD TURNED AWAY WORKS AS A MALE PROSTUTE. HE IS OM A RAL AREA WH NO TN, UNABLE TO EVEN SIGN HIS NAME. AS A RULT HE WORKS AS A PROSTUTE, WHICH OFFERS BETTER ENOMIC REWARDS THAN MANUAL LABOR. HE NNOT READ ANY LERATURE WARNG HIM OF THE DANGERS OF HIS PROFSN AND BEE HE OPERAT SECRET A TABOO SOCIAL SECTOR HE IS A VERY HIGH RISK GROUP FOR NTRACTG THE HIV VIS. UNTIL AS RECENTLY AS 2001, BEG A HOMOSEXUAL CHA WAS OFTEN TREATED AS A PSYCHOLOGIL ILLNS AND RULTED PERSECUTN, STIGMATIZATN AND EVEN IMPRISONMENT. AS A RULT OF PUBLIC STIGMA, VERY FEW MEN ARE OPENLY GAY CHA. THIS HAS RULTED LS OPENNS ABOUT HIV AND LS SHARG OF RMATN ABOUT THE DISEASE, LEAVG CHA'S GAY MALE POPULATN MORE AT RISK. GETT...{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
GAY YOUTHS ARE MORE THAN TWICE AS LIKELY TO HAVE SLEEP TROUBLE, STUDY FDS
More than 1 3 gay, lbian and bisexual youths reported havg trouble fallg or stayg asleep, acrdg to a study published the journal LGBT Health. * gay asleep *
Gay, lbian and bisexual youths are at far greater risk of sleep problems than their straight unterparts, acrdg to a new study published the journal LGBT Health.
GAY MEN HAVE MORE TROUBLE FALLG ASLEEP, REARCHERS SAYLONG TERM LACK OF SLEEP HAS BEEN LKED TO WEIGHT GA, POOR HEART HEALTH AND PRSN. {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY DAN AVERYDECEMBER 14, 2017/1:25 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY DAN AVERYDECEMBER 14, 2017 / 1:25 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GAY MEN HAVE MORE TROUBLE FALLG ASLEEP, REARCHERS SAY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-12-14T18:25:33.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-12-14T18:25:33.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GAY MEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE PROBLEMS GETTG TO SLEEP, A NEW STUDY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}REARCHERS AT THE NATNAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS SURVEYED MORE THAN 100,000 MEN AND UPLE PHOTO SHOOT WH TWO MALE MOLS A NICE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PARTICIPANTS' SLEEP HABS WERE TRACKED OVER A PERD OF TWO YEARS AND PARED THEM TO THE NATNAL SLEEP FOUNDATN'S REMENDATNS OF SEVEN-TO-NE HOURS FOR ADULTS 18 TO 64 AND SEVEN-TO-EIGHT HOURS FOR OVER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE STUDY, PUBLISHED SLEEP HEALTH, FOUND THAT OVERALL LGBT PEOPLE HAD MORE TROUBLE ACHIEVG QUALY SLEEP THAN THEIR HETEROSEXUAL PEERS: GAY MEN ENUNTERED MORE PROBLEMS FALLG ASLEEP, WHILE LBIANS WERE MORE LIKELY TO REPORT WAKE UP DURG THE NIGHT OR FEELG GROGGY THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BISEXUAL WOMEN WERE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL TERMS OF BOTH QUALY SLEEP AND FEELG WELL-RTED THE NEXT DAY. REARCHERS ALSO FOUND THAT GAY MEN WERE MOST LIKELY TO E MEDITN TO HELP THEM FALL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE STUDY, THORED BY THE UNIVERSY OF LEEDS' LRA HARDIE, POSTULATED THAT THE CREASED LIKELIHOOD OF SMOKG AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSU AMONG LGBT PEOPLE NTRIBUTED TO THEIR POOR SLEEP HABS. UNRSTANDG OTHER FACTORS ULD "PROVI AN UNRSTANDG OF HOW TO ASSIST IMPROVG OVERALL HEALTH AMONG SEXUAL MORY GROUPS.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LONG TERM LACK OF SLEEP HAS BEEN LKED TO WEIGHT GA, POOR HEART HEALTH AND PRSN.BRENT STIRTON/GETTY IMAG FOR THE GBCBEIJING - NOVEMBER 18: TWO GAY MEN RELAX A BEDROOM NOVEMBER 18, 2004 BEIJG. THE MAN WH HIS HEAD TURNED AWAY WORKS AS A MALE PROSTUTE. HE IS OM A RAL AREA WH NO TN, UNABLE TO EVEN SIGN HIS NAME. AS A RULT HE WORKS AS A PROSTUTE, WHICH OFFERS BETTER ENOMIC REWARDS THAN MANUAL LABOR. HE NNOT READ ANY LERATURE WARNG HIM OF THE DANGERS OF HIS PROFSN AND BEE HE OPERAT SECRET A TABOO SOCIAL SECTOR HE IS A VERY HIGH RISK GROUP FOR NTRACTG THE HIV VIS. UNTIL AS RECENTLY AS 2001, BEG A HOMOSEXUAL CHA WAS OFTEN TREATED AS A PSYCHOLOGIL ILLNS AND RULTED PERSECUTN, STIGMATIZATN AND EVEN IMPRISONMENT. AS A RULT OF PUBLIC STIGMA, VERY FEW MEN ARE OPENLY GAY CHA. THIS HAS RULTED LS OPENNS ABOUT HIV AND LS SHARG OF RMATN ABOUT THE DISEASE, LEAVG CHA'S GAY MALE POPULATN MORE AT RISK. GETT...{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
We're two gay men, each stable relatnships, but when we went on vatn together, he cly me on to me * gay asleep *
1% of those who intified as gay, lbian or bisexual reported trouble fallg or stayg asleep the prev two weeks, pared to 13. 8% of qutng youths — those who answered “maybe” to beg gay, lbian or bisexual — reported problems wh gettg a full night’s rt.
Existg rearch already pots to creased sleep issu among sexual mori, but Nagata said he believ this is the first time gay, lbian and bisexual youths have been the foc. Separate rearch Nagata has worked on dit gay youths e screens an average of nearly four hours a day more than straight remends teenagers tablish nsistent sleep schl, make sure their sleepg environments are fortable and lim their exposure to electronic vic and social media before Kyle T. Participants/methods:We ed 2013–2015 Natnal Health Interview Survey data (46, 909 men; 56, 080 women) to exame sleep duratn and qualy among straight, gay/lbian, and bisexual US adults.
For sleep qualy, gay men were more likely to have trouble fallg asleep, to e meditn to help fall/stay asleep, and to wake up not feelg well rted relative to both straight and bisexual men.