Experts highlight health benefits of a good night’s sleep in older, obese adults

11 Oct 2023 — Brazil-based researchers associate poor sleep quality in overweight older adults with deterioration in health problems, including anxiety, depression, body fat gain and loss of muscle mass. 

Moreover, the study indicates that sleep quality is an independent predictor of lower appendicular lean mass — the sum of lean tissue in arms and legs — as well as health-related quality of life, anxiety and depression in older people with obesity.