Less sleep = possibly > weight gain

[SP33Demon]

Fascinating study. Now I know why I go on a Doritos binge when I'm stressed!

 

[EvilYoda]

possibly is greater than weight gain? Your title confuses me, therefore I cannot make a real reply

 

[Zim Hosein]

sleep = possibly > weight gain

 

[Toastedlightly]

Originally posted by: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- People who put on a few extra pounds may be able to blame a lack of sleep for the added weight, according to two separate studies published Monday.

Blame it on sleeping.. but whose fault is it for them not sleeping!?

 

[Sluggo]

So to decipher your thread title:

The less sleep you get the greater your chances of becoming obese.

 

[Anubis]

this was on the news today

and i have to say that i have NEVER seen a FAT insomniac, they are all skinny as fvck

 

[lobadobadingdong]

Originally posted by: Toastedlightly

Originally posted by: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- People who put on a few extra pounds may be able to blame a lack of sleep for the added weight, according to two separate studies published Monday.

Blame it on sleeping.. but whose fault is it for them not sleeping!?

Mexican food

 

[nageov3t]

seems reasonable. I find that when I'm tired, I tend to eat more and crave sugary junkfoods to keep me awake.

 

[TitanDiddly]

Originally posted by: Anubis
this was on the news today

and i have to say that i have NEVER seen a FAT insomniac, they are all skinny as fvck

I'm the exception, I guess.

 

[SP33Demon]

Originally posted by: Sluggo
So to decipher your thread title:

The less sleep you get the greater your chances of becoming obese.

Yup, the less sleep you get = possible increase in weight

 

[Czar]

that explains my extra 2kg I have gained in the last 2-3 weeks

damn lack of sleep, I knew it all along

 

[SZLiao214]

Sigh wish i had read that before taking my psychology final. One of the questions was ghrelen _____hunger while leptin___ hunger. Same question asked in the multiple choice section so thats 3 questions missed

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: Toastedlightly

Originally posted by: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- People who put on a few extra pounds may be able to blame a lack of sleep for the added weight, according to two separate studies published Monday.

Blame it on sleeping.. but whose fault is it for them not sleeping!?

the government, and now it will be confirmed that it is a disease, making it yet another excuse why fat people are fat.

on a serious note though, all the fat people i know are lazy as shlt and sleep alot more than I do, and im not fat at all.

 

[Amused]

The longer you are awake, the more you are likely to eat... I guess.

 

[0roo0roo]

tired people eat, its easy to justify munchies

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Amused
The longer you are awake, the more you are likely to eat... I guess.

No, it has to do with the levels of hormones controlling appetite and satiety and their relation to sleep. The study found that less sleep = more hunger/less satiety and vice-versa for more sleep. According to NPR on my way in this morning, Americans get one or more hours less sleep per night on average than they did back in the 60's.

 

[Fausto]

In one study, people who slept only four hours a night for two nights had an 18 percent reduction in leptin, a hormone that tells the brain there is no need for more food, and a 28 percent increase in ghrelin, which triggers hunger.

 

[Neurorelay]

Eh, the one uncontrolled variable I see that would have a big impact on the study is the choice of food. If you control the food available, then would the weight gain still be possible? And then the conclusion about "western society" seems to be a big jump in generalization.....it seems that all these studies are released to media way to soon and they are hyped way too much. As an earlier poster said, I have never seen a fat insomniac....I would imagine with less sleep the body burns energy that much faster to compensate for lack of sleep, trying to maintain a healthy status.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Neurorelay
Eh, the one uncontrolled variable I see that would have a big impact on the study is the choice of food. If you control the food available, then would the weight gain still be possible? And then the conclusion about "western society" seems to be a big jump in generalization.....it seems that all these studies are released to media way to soon and they are hyped way too much. As an earlier poster said, I have never seen a fat insomniac....I would imagine with less sleep the body burns energy that much faster to compensate for lack of sleep, trying to maintain a healthy status.

A few things..

[*]This is a preliminary study, the results will probably warrant more comprehensive studies in the future

[*]We're not talking insomnia here, we're talking chronic (but slight) sleep deprivation. This applies to far more people than full-blown insomnia.

 

[PoPPeR]

so what are they going to do, sue sleep for making them fat?

 

[KoolAidKid]

Since I don't generally eat while sleeping, the more time I am awake the more likely I am to eat.

 

[ILikeStuff]

Ugh, I have developed a REALLY bad habit of eating late at night.. hell even if I go to bed early, I'll wake up in the middle of the night and have an extreme compulsion to eat a bowl of cereal.. and I'm so damn groggy, I don't think about it and just chow down

 

[IEC]

Yeah, that makes sense...

 

[SP33Demon]

Originally posted by: PoPPeR
so what are they going to do, sue sleep for making them fat?

LoL, no mattress makers, the neighbor who keeps his light on at nite, and pajamas that don't stretch as much as advertised.