The Surprising Truth About Menopause and Weight Gain That Doctors Aren’t Telling You
For the longest time, I thought something was wrong with my brain or metabolism.
It didn’t occur to me that the increased hunger, appetite, and cravings likely stemmed from my repeated awakenings each night.
Until I checked out the research.
In one study, people who were sleep-deprived reported higher levels of hunger and a stronger desire to eat. When provided access to snacks, they consumed twice as much fat compared to days when they weren’t sleep-deprived.7
In another study, when healthy, young study participants slept four hours a night, they consumed 350 more calories the following day.8
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