Lack of Sleep Causes Overeating

Saturday, April 21, 2012  -  Byron J Richards, CCN

A new study measures the brain activity of healthy, normal weight adults aged 22-26 to determine the effects of a lack of sleep on appetite signaling in their brains.  The study showed that a lack of sleep causes brain signaling to significantly increase in areas associated with food acquisition.  In other words, if you don’t sleep enough you are much more likely to eat too much food and gain weight.

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