GET QUOTEWhy Lack of Sleep can make you fat?
Posted by punkypaige on Sep 2, 2008
Today’s life is very stressful; we need to work hard to help our family. Most of the time, we are lack of sleep and it causes loss of focus, the mind and body do not work together to produce the right work needed. Studies shows if one person is lack of sleep, there is a big risk of becoming fat. Here the reasons why:
It is because of two hormones named Ghrelin and Leptin.
When a person only have 7 hours or less sleep, it increases the function of grhelin hormones which produce hunger and lessen the function of Leptin which helps to balance of food intake. The tendency is you eat more than you expected and we know that our mind is seconds late to recognize that you already eat enough to satisfy our hunger.
Do not have enough Exercise
Many people, who are lack of sleep, eat a lot and do not exercise daily. They feel restless and do not have time to do exercise even if they want.
Improper function of Hypothalamus
The ventromedial nucleus extreme lateral part of Hypothalamus has the responsibility to control the food eating of a person. If you are stress and you can think of eating, different kinds of food with high calories can result to increase of weight.
Sleeping 8 to 9 hours a day is important. The body and mind can process properly. It will help you to have a clear mind and healthy body. No one wants be restless and see their self dying little by little. It is better to make sure that you have enough sleep than to suffer of losing focus and becoming a fat.
This is certainly true not only to me but also with my friends. I’ve usually sleep late at night maybe at around 12-2am in the morning. What I always noticed is I feel the need to eat more in this time because I’m feeling more hungry. And for about 2 weeks of eating midnight snacks especially with sweets and protein foods, I gain weight for almost a couple of pounds.