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Lack of sleep and obesity

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Lack of sleep has recently been linked to the rise of obesity. Sleep loss drives down the growth hormone which controls the body’s proportions of fat and muscle, as well as the hormone,leptin.
With lower leptin levels your body will crave carbohydrates even though you have had enough to eat. That’s why some people get really hungry and find it difficult to avoid high-fat and carbohydrate food when they have built up about one night’s worth of sleep.