Sleep Loss May Cause People To Consume More Fat.

The result: those in the sleep-deprived group consumed roughly 950 extra calories after the night they were forced to stay awake. Total calorie consumption was about the same among the sleep-deprived group during the day that followed their all-nighter as it was among those who had normal sleep. However, when calories were broken down by content, investigators found a big difference between the groups. Those who hadn't slept consumed a lot more fat and a lot less carbohydrates than those who had slept. Overall, the study findings support the link between sleep patterns "and changes in food intake and subsequent obesity. Of course, in the real world it is not total sleep loss that is the main problem, but chronic insufficient sleep," Dijk explained. "Nevertheless," he added, "the current study is important because it provides hints to the brain mechanisms involved in the link between sleep loss and changes in food intake." http://consumer.healthday.com/vitamins-and-nutrition-information-27/dietary-fat-health-news-301/sleep-loss-prompts-higher-intake-of-fat-696700.html