Over the past decade, there has been a flood of studies supporting the supreme importance of optimal sleep for weight control. It appears that inadequate sleep can lead to weight gain through a host of separate mechanisms that affect both the energy intake and the energy expenditure side of the body weight equation. In summery of recent study findings – sleep deprivation has been shown to:

• Boost the levels of appetite-stimulating hormones
• Reduce the levels of appetite-quieting hormones
• Reduce metabolic rate (calories burned at rest)
• Reduce physical activity levels
• Impair brain function such that making healthy food choices is compromised
• Increase the activity of obesity-related genes

Bottom line – if you want to control your weight, get your sleep!

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