Sleep Deprived? You Could Be Eating More As A Result
Turns out, the image of someone sneaking bites of ice cream in the middle of the night is quite accurate according to a new study by Columbia University. Researchers found that when people are sleep deprived, they end up consuming about 300 calories more per day than their well-rested counterparts and ice cream is a favorite food to indulge in when tired.
Its been long proven that adequate sleep can help keep the pounds off and this study confirmed it by taking 26 men and women who normally get an average of nine hours sleep at night and reducing it to four hours for six days in a row. The result? The women ate 329 more calories when sleep deprived and men consumed 263 more calories and most of those calories came from high fat choices including ice cream or fast food.
Ice cream stood out as the preferred food during the sleep-deprived state, says lead author Marie-Pierre St-Onge. Sleep deprivation makes you more susceptible to overeating, so that can be something to consider when youre trying to lose weight.
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