Hormones, Sleep, and Weight Management

Let’s talk about sleep, hormones, and weight management.⁠

Did you know that short sleep affects your appetite regulating hormones, leptin and ghrelin? ⁠

Leptin is your satiety hormone and signals a sense of fullness. Ghrelin, on the other hand, triggers the sensation of hunger.⁠

Short sleep decreases concentrations of leptin, while increasing concentrations of ghrelin, the result being that you end up eating more than you otherwise would.⁠

Moreover, research has shown that insufficient sleep will have you reaching for sugar and carbs because the impulse control regions in your brain are affected.⁠

Moral of the story, getting enough sleep will be a really important component in maintaining a healthy weight. ⁠

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