Posts Tagged 'weight gain'

If you are struggling with stubborn weight, lack of sleep could be the reason.

In a study funded by the National Institutes of Health, Minnesota Obesity Center and the Mayo Clinic, researchers recently studied 17 normal, healthy young men and women for eight nights.  Half of the participants slept normally and half slept only two-thirds their normal time.

Throughout the study, participants were allowed to eat as much as they wanted.  The sleep-deprived group consumed an average of almost 550 additional calories ...