Sleeping more to lose some weight

Here’s something I just found out that’s interesting to know. Its simple to lose some weight by just sleeping more.

People who sleep less weigh more. New research has shown that men and women who sleep for five hours or less each night were 32 percent more likely to gain more weight compare to those who sleep a full 7 hours or more. As we age, we probably need less sleep but hey, if it takes 7 hours of sleep to lose some weight, surely we can do that.

It was discovered that a lack of sleep upsets the body’s hormonal balance, ghrelin levels increase in sleep deprived people, and leading to an increase in appetite and food consumption. No wonder when I stay up late, I always feel hungry and starts taking supper and snacks.  Its extra calories consumed that never gets to be burn as we are probably not doing much at the late night hour other than watching tv programs, a movie or reading a book.

People with insufficient shut eye also experience increasing fatigue, and therefore tend to move around the least during the day. Lesson learned, try to sleep about 7 hours each night.

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