Caution, Lack of Sleep Can Make You Fat

When you feel hungry you will surely find the answer with a meal. Ever thought about before, if your hunger can be triggered by lack of sleep? Several studies in the United States found the fact that there was a relationship between lack of sleep a day with weight gain over time.

The number of poor sleep can be one of the main causes of obesity. This was never published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Some research has found a link between less sleep with high Body Mass Index (BMI)-weight size associated with high usually used to measure whether someone is overweight or obese.

Dr.Laurent Brondel from the European Centre for Taste Sciences in Dijon, France tried to do the research with colleagues. Noting how to sleep, eat, and other energy expenditure to 12 healthy men for 48 hours. All their activities are recorded in a journal every day.

The first day of the 12 participants slept right middle of the night and woke up at 8 am. And the next day they went to bed at 2 in the morning and woke up at 6 am. And the 12 participants were allowed to eat anything they like. From the direct observation, found as many as 22% of calories increased in the second day in which the amount is less than 8 hours sleep.

They eat more at breakfast and dinner than at lunch. The increase is the average calorie reach 560 calories. If this continues for days, not close the possibility you will be obese. Get plenty of rest, not only can rest your brain that has been working all day but can also make your body more prepared to move.

If you do not want to gain weight every day should the need to sleep 8 hours a day must be fulfilled. Besides the consumption of healthier foods and regular exercise can help you have a quality life.