How Sleep Affects Weight | Obesity

It's important to realize that sleep is very important to maintain a healthy weight.

Lack of sleep can lead to weight gain. What happens, if you're not getting close to 8 hours of sleep per night, the hormone called cortisol increases in your blood and this hormone is responsible for storing fat. So, as your cortisol levels go up because of lack of sleep, you can gain weight.

Another thing that happens when you don't have a lot of sleep is that your willpower to make healthy choices decreases. If you're exhausted during the day, that piece of candy looks a lot more attractive and you feel that you deserve it and so you're more likely to eat it. So, it's very important that you try to get at least 8 hours of sleep per night it's part of a healthy lifestyle to help not just lose weight but also to maintain a healthy weight.

So, while lack of sleep can lead to weight gain, people who suffer from obesity typically don't get a good night's sleep. And one of the main reasons for this is something called sleep apnea.

When you're overweight you can have sleep apnea and what happens is that while you're sleeping you actually stop breathing for periods of time and this leads to dangerously low oxygen saturations. And then when you wake up in the morning you're just not feeling as well rested. You also may wake up with a bad headache so, being overweight definitely affects the quality of sleep.

[jajajajazzcat]

when I was little I didn't like sleeping, now I love it lol

[mizukibriones]

Then why they say oversleeping makes you gain weight?

[golden]

I been sleeping less for 2 years. Like 4-5 hours of sleep per night and still haven't gain weight! WTF Logic is that

[Rainalot]

I'm certified by the Cleveland Clinic and she is spot on!

[TrendyHealth]

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Garlic can be consumed or used as a home remedy to cure insomnia. It can be taken in the form of tablets, capsules, or powder.

_Hope this helps!_

[AstroApolloMan]

I am a sleepolgist and I approved this video

[त_त]

So what if I go to bed at 3:00 AM and wake up at 11:30 AM? That is 8 hours and 30 minutes of sleep. Because I do fitness and gaming.

[MikeCola]

Sleep deprivation can make you gain weight….it’s a hormonal problem. Studies have shown that when you don't get enough sleep the hormones ghrelin and leptin are out of whack. When ghrelin is high and leptin is low, it is the perfect formula for weight gain. What you need to do to avoid this, is regulate your hormones by getting enough sleep.

[kaydenstiles]

It's not that I dont wan ty to sleep. It's that I cant sleep

[keenyaricobb]

But every time I go to sleep at 8 I always wake up at 12 and then I stay up and don’t go back to sleep 😒

[thongkhohemart]

now, I feel like not sleeping at all, cos I'm to thin🤣

[mehdiamerbarca]

Obviously it is not necessery to have 8 huors of sleep, just get enough sleep that could be less or more!

[defaultboiz]

A tip also is to not sleep too much because whenever you sleep you get hungry overnight so when you sleep to much you will skip meals which will make you eat anything in sight.

[Jahiembrown]

Ever since I been sleeping more and taken more naps I been feeling bigger

[myahsaundersss]

Are u calling me overweight bc I cannot get to sleep

[BornAgainCarnivore]

People these days.. just call random people names without having a clue. I was paying him a compliment. I liked the choice of pic.

[LumpyFunny]

Wait... does sleepinf like 12 hrs, is that bad

[vladweighman]

is this true? if it is Why im not gaining weight even if i always sleep at 2 to 3am? and my pops tell me its because im not sleeping at time jeez who am i suppose to Believe?

[mihir]

So oversleeping can lead to weight loss then ??

[siamaralte]

I sleep 2-4 hours a day and still very skinny....this is totally fake to me