Sleep loss boosts hunger, unhealthy food choices

Tuesday, March 1, 2016 - 06:30 in Health & Medicine

Cutting back on sleep boosts levels of a chemical signal that can enhance the pleasure of eating snack foods and increase caloric intake, report investigators. It may be part of a mechanism that encourages overeating, leading to weight gain, they say.

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