Ayanna Campbell

Published:Friday | December 4, 2020 | 12:10 AMAyanna Campbell/Guest Columnist Investment in infrastructure such as water supply, hospitals, electricity generation, roads, airports and ports is a very important element of a country’s economic growth programme. Research has shown that sustainable infrastructure directly supports economic activity, creates jobs, and helps to eradicate poverty by improving the welfare of citizens.

Abstract Variability in daily sleep patterns is an emerging factor linked to metabolic syndrome. However, whether reducing bedtime variability improves markers of disease risk has not been tested. Here, we assessed whether body composition and inflammation were impacted by changes in bedtime variability over a 6-week period, during which, women were instructed to maintain healthy, habitual sleep (HS) patterns (one arm of a randomized trial).