Sleep Well and Work toward a Slimmer Waist
Do you know? Not getting enough or sleeping well can make you gain weight! If you have been losing weight for a while but to no avail, then "sleep problems" may be the hidden culprit that sabotages your weight loss plan. The average person’s view on weight loss is almost. Reduce caloric intake (eat less) and increase caloric expenditure (exercise more). Few people know that sleep is related to weight.
According to research from Harvard Medical School in the United States, abnormal sleep can lead to multiple endocrine disorders, causing a constant imbalance of energy in the body. For example, patients with sleep apnea will over-secret ghrelin, which increases the feeling of hunger and makes it difficult to control food intake. At the same time, the brain is less sensitive to leptin. In addition to being a hormone that makes people feel "full", leptin also has the function of reducing lipid synthesis and lowering triglycerides.
To make matters worse, most obese patients are resistant to the physiological effects of leptin due to obesity, making it easier to form fat and less likely to feel full, making it difficult to reduce appetite. As a result, the weight will naturally increase, causing apnea to become more serious. In a vicious circle, the quality of sleep deteriorates, leading to a higher and higher weight. Just due to the imbalance of these two hormones, it is not difficult to imagine the importance of sleep quality on weight control!
