University of Washington, U.S.

Insomnia, sleepiness, and obesity are under strong genetic influence

Published in Law and Health Weekly, July 15th, 2006

Twin study shows that insomnia, sleepiness, and obesity are under strong genetic influence.

In a recently published article, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To better understand the relationships of insomnia, sleepiness, and obesity."

N.F. Watson and colleagues at the University of Washington conducted a twin study using "[a] community-based twin registry in Washington State. [They included 1042] monozygotic and 828 dizygotic twin pairs participating in the University of Washington Twin Registry. Twins were, on average, 32 years old; 61% were women, and 19.5% were obese, defined as a body mass index {{>=}}28."

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Source: Law and Health Weekly (2006-07-15)

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