Health resort treatment improves sleep and life quality for all weights
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Ninety adults in a health resort in an unnamed location experienced improvements in both insomnia and quality of life after completing a 21-day treatment program.
Researchers studied how body mass index (BMI) affected these improvements, dividing the participants into groups with normal weight, overweight, and class I obesity, a BMI between 30 and 34.9. The study found that changes in insomnia and quality of life scores were similar across all three BMI groups.
The team also investigated whether BMI or weight loss correlated with the extent of improvement. They did not find a strong connection between starting BMI and how much people improved, but simulations suggested that a hypothetical 3% weight loss could lead to a small increase in perceived health. Researchers noted the need for more research to confirm these findings and understand the relationship between weight and wellbeing.
The study included 18 men and 72 women with an average BMI of 27.82.
