Sleep More, Eat Less
Some exciting recent studies are showing amazing correlations between sleep and weight loss. Researchers are finding that how much and quite possibly how well you sleep may play a critical role in the hormones involved with your appeitite.
"One of the more interesting ideas that has been smoldering and is now gaining momentum is the appreciation of the fact that sleep, and sleep disruption do remarkable things to the body -- including possibly influencing our weight," says David Rapoport, MD, associate professor and director of the Sleep Medicine Program at the New York University School of Medicine in New York City.
Have you ever noticed that after a restless night of tossing and turning when no matter what you eat you just can’t seem to get enough to eat? Well scientists now believe that this effects two appetite related hormones, leptin and ghrelin.
Leptin and ghrelin work in tandem throughout your body to control feeling of hunger and fullness. Ghrelin, produced by the GI tract, stimulates feeling of hunger and appetite, while leptin, produced in fat cells, let your brain know when you are full.
Recent studies show that not getting enough sleep tends to drive leptin levels down meaning you don’t feel satisfied after you eat, ghrelin levels also are elevated resulting in increased appetite.
These effects can then lead to overeating resulting in weight gain.
Now while the results of these studies are far from conclusive there are definite benefits to making sure while dieting to get a few hours of extra sleep.
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