Lack of Sleep , Is Causing Your Sugar Cravings, Study Reveals.
The analysis can be found in the
'Journal of the American Heart Association.'.
It says that the connection between
sleep deprivation and sugar consumption
is especially noticeable in women.
A survey of over 500 female subjects was
used, with 30 percent saying they slept
less than seven hours a night.
On average, those who reported this amount
of sleep ate up to 800 more calories per day.
This is due to them consuming more than the
recommended intake of sugar and saturated fats.
They were also not meeting the mark
for consumption of healthy foods.
Senior study author Dr. Brooke Aggarwal says that one
can adopt "good sleep hygiene" to combat the issue.
This includes going to bed at the same time daily
and shutting off devices before your sleep.
It’s previously been shown that when we are sleep deprived, or we don’t get good quality sleep, our hormones can actually stimulate hunger, Dr. Brooke Aggarwal, via CNN.
Our study really highlights the importance of good, quality sleep for the management of body weight as well as potentially preventing heart disease among women, Dr. Brooke Aggarwal, via CNN