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 Lack of Sleep Risks Weight Gain
When you don’t get enough sleep your blood level of leptin— a hormone that suppresses your appetite—drops. When the level drops, your appetite will increase for high-calorie, high-carbohydrate foods. To help keep your leptin level up and reduce your urge to overeat, get six to eight hours of sleep a night. Source: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, November 2004. |
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