Sleep Makes You Fat, Scientists Say
This story made it to the homepage of Digg today; “A good night’s sleep the key to staying slim.” It’s an interesting read that details the results of a study done on short sleepers, regular sleepers, and those who slept too long (9 hours or more.) Surprisingly, short sleepers gained the most weight, followed by those who slept too long.
“Short sleepers were 27 per cent more likely to become obese and long sleepers were 21 per cent more likely than those had an average night’s sleep.”
The article reiterates the points made in my earlier post about obesity and sleep (see: Insomnia Leads To Obesity, Obesity Leads To Insomnia. Great.)
“The reason that the amount of sleep a person gets can govern their weight is because sleep affects hormones levels, especially those involved in appetite and feeling full after a meal.”
The study was conducted on 276 adults aged between 21 and 64 and the researchers took into account their weight at the beginning of the study.
Read the full article here. What do you think? Have you experienced weight gain due to your insomnia or oversleeping?
