{"id":17580,"date":"2016-01-15T11:10:22","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T16:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smarttan.com\/news\/?p=17580"},"modified":"2016-01-15T11:10:22","modified_gmt":"2016-01-15T16:10:22","slug":"does-vitamin-d-lead-better-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/does-vitamin-d-lead-better-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Vitamin D Lead to Better Sleep?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Low vitamin D levels were\u00a0associated with\u00a0less sleep and poorer quality sleep in a study published in the journal\u00a0<em>Sleep,\u00a0<\/em>the Vitamin D Council reports.<\/p>\n<p>Men\u00a0with serum levels below 30.5 ng\/ml were 2.15 times more likely to experience short duration and 45-65 percent more likely to have lower sleep efficiency than those with levels above 40.5 ng\/ml.\u00a0Those with levels below\u00a040.5 ng\/ml were 45 percent more likely to have greater minutes of wake after sleep than those with levels greater than 40.5 ng\/ml, but this was no longer significant after adjusting for confounding variables.<\/p>\n<p>The strength of the research lies in the fact that sleep was monitored via actigraph monitoring system rather than being reported by the participants as in previous studies with similar objectives.<\/p>\n<p>While this study does not attempt to prove causation, the Vitamin D Council notes that vitamin D receptors are found on nuerons in the brain, explaining\u00a0a likely mechanism by which vitamin D\u00a0could impact\u00a0sleep and sleep quality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn conclusion, we found that low levels of serums 25(OH)D in older men are associated with short sleep duration and poorer sleep efficiency. If vitamin D indeed play a causal role in poorer sleep, then low levels of serum 25(OH)D may put men at risk for poor sleep,\u201d researchers wrote.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vitamindcouncil.org\/blog\/vitamin-d-may-relate-to-sleep-says-new-study\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to read more from the Vitamin D Council.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vitamindcouncil.org\/blog\/vitamin-d-may-relate-to-sleep-says-new-study\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><em>SmartTan.com news articles regularly report medical and scientific information to keep you abreast of current events related to UV light. This information is not intended to be used by any party to make unwarranted health claims to promote sunbed usage. Indoor tanning businesses are obligated to communicate a fair and balanced message to all clients about your products and services including the potential risks associated with indoor tanning. Contact your Smart Tan representative to find out more about what you can and can&#8217;t say in your tanning salon business.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><em>\u00a9 2016 International Smart Tan Network. All rights reserved.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Low vitamin D levels were\u00a0associated with\u00a0less sleep and poorer quality sleep in a study published in the journal\u00a0Sleep,\u00a0the Vitamin D Council reports. Men\u00a0with serum levels below 30.5 ng\/ml were 2.15 times more likely to experience short duration and 45-65 percent more likely to have lower sleep efficiency than those with levels above 40.5 ng\/ml.\u00a0Those with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16055,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Does Vitamin D Lead to Better Sleep? - Smart Tan News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Low vitamin D levels were\u00a0associated with\u00a0less sleep and poorer quality sleep in a study published in the journal\u00a0Sleep,\u00a0the Vitamin D Council reports.  Men\u00a0with serum levels below 30.5 ng\/ml were 2.15 times more likely to experience short duration and 45-65 percent more likely to have lower sleep efficiency than those with levels above 40.5 ng\/ml.\u00a0Those with levels below\u00a040.5 ng\/ml were 45 percent more likely to have greater minutes of wake after sleep than those with levels greater than 40.5 ng\/ml, but this was no longer significant after adjusting for confounding variables.  The strength of the research lies in the fact that sleep was monitored via actigraph monitoring system rather than being reported by the participants as in previous studies with similar objectives.  While this study does not attempt to prove causation, the Vitamin D Council notes that vitamin D receptors are found on nuerons in the brain, explaining\u00a0a likely mechanism by which vitamin D\u00a0could impact\u00a0sleep and sleep quality.  \u201cIn conclusion, we found that low levels of serums 25(OH)D in older men are associated with short sleep duration and poorer sleep efficiency. If vitamin D indeed play a causal role in poorer sleep, then low levels of serum 25(OH)D may put men at risk for poor sleep,\u201d researchers wrote.  Click here to read more from the Vitamin D Council.  \u00a0  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  SmartTan.com news articles regularly report medical and scientific information to keep you abreast of current events related to UV light. This information is not intended to be used by any party to make unwarranted health claims to promote sunbed usage. 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Men\u00a0with serum levels below 30.5 ng\/ml were 2.15 times more likely to experience short duration and 45-65 percent more likely to have lower sleep efficiency than those with levels above 40.5 ng\/ml.\u00a0Those with levels below\u00a040.5 ng\/ml were 45 percent more likely to have greater minutes of wake after sleep than those with levels greater than 40.5 ng\/ml, but this was no longer significant after adjusting for confounding variables.  The strength of the research lies in the fact that sleep was monitored via actigraph monitoring system rather than being reported by the participants as in previous studies with similar objectives.  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While this study does not attempt to prove causation, the Vitamin D Council notes that vitamin D receptors are found on nuerons in the brain, explaining\u00a0a likely mechanism by which vitamin D\u00a0could impact\u00a0sleep and sleep quality. \u201cIn conclusion, we found that low levels of serums 25(OH)D in older men are associated with short sleep duration and poorer sleep efficiency. If vitamin D indeed play a causal role in poorer sleep, then low levels of serum 25(OH)D may put men at risk for poor sleep,\u201d researchers wrote. Click here to read more from the Vitamin D Council. \u00a0 &nbsp; &nbsp; SmartTan.com news articles regularly report medical and scientific information to keep you abreast of current events related to UV light. This information is not intended to be used by any party to make unwarranted health claims to promote sunbed usage. 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