Sleep Deprivation Can Make You Gain Weight

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By Molly Grady

More evidence that how much you sleep impacts how much you weigh.

Researchers in Germany and Sweden conducted sleep experiments.

They found sleep deprivation increased how hungry patients felt and also raised the amount of the so-called hunger hormone in their blood.

In addition, staying awake reduced the amount of energy the body used when resting.

So, when we are sleep deprived, we also burn off fewer calories.
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