Some parents may worry that their teen children aren’t getting enough sleep.However, longtime KOAT health expert Dr. Barry Ramo has some reassuring news. He looked into a study by the University of Oregon, which studied to determine if teens and young adults could make up sleep over the weekend or not.Stay up to date with the latest health news: Health Beat on Action 7 NewsThe research study looked to find if the longer weekend rests could make a difference in their mental health. Ramo shared the results the university found.”They found that those individuals getting up to two hours of extra sleep during the weekends had a decreased risk for anxiety and depression,” Ramo said. “Any more than that was counterproductive. In fact, it caused more anxiety in those individuals.”Ramo also shared teens should sleep about 8 to 10 hours per night.”But if you can’t get that sleep during the week, it’s okay to get an extra two hours during the weekend to see if you can catch up and not have the problems of anxiety and depression that often go along with sleep deprivation,” Ramo said.Action 7 News On The Go: Download our app for free
Some parents may worry that their teen children aren’t getting enough sleep.
However, longtime KOAT health expert Dr. Barry Ramo has some reassuring news. He looked into a study by the University of Oregon, which studied to determine if teens and young adults could make up sleep over the weekend or not.
Stay up to date with the latest health news: Health Beat on Action 7 News
The research study looked to find if the longer weekend rests could make a difference in their mental health. Ramo shared the results the university found.
“They found that those individuals getting up to two hours of extra sleep during the weekends had a decreased risk for anxiety and depression,” Ramo said. “Any more than that was counterproductive. In fact, it caused more anxiety in those individuals.”
Ramo also shared teens should sleep about 8 to 10 hours per night.
“But if you can’t get that sleep during the week, it’s okay to get an extra two hours during the weekend to see if you can catch up and not have the problems of anxiety and depression that often go along with sleep deprivation,” Ramo said.
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