insomnia causes weight gain/Healthy Sleep Overview

insomnia causes weight gain/

Healthy Sleep Overview

when we think about losing weight many of us think about increasing our physical activity and improving our diet but health experts say there's another component that's often overlooked as a dietician when I'm working with someone I'm behavior

change or maybe they are eating all the right things but they're still having issues regulating their weight losing weight or even feeling good many times will then look at sleep and sleep behavior to see if they are getting adequate sleep healthy life center manager Keri bloomer says having a regular sleep and wake time is important to your health and your weight how much you sleep does affect your weight it does affect your health and while we look at your nutrition your physical activity you know as a change maker we do have to look at the whole picture that's because there's a natural correlation between your metabolism and your circadian rhythm studies show people who sleep less than six hours at night will eat more the next day people who have short sleep

typically have reduced leptin levels and leptin is one of the hormones that helps regulate your appetite so if you have lower leptin levels you're actually gonna have an increased appetite short sleep can also cause insulin resistance meaning patients will have an increased craving for sugar short sleep is also a risk factor for obesity due to the interruption in your hormones may be a decrease in physical activity because lack of energy and also you know just they're showing you might choose different foods foods that are higher in sugar making it important to limit sugary meals before bed and get eight hours of sleep at night all can help you feel better improve your health and keep your weight under control for lean health I'm Lindsey Morton