Does Lack of Sleep Cause You to Gain Weight?
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2023-02-15

Lack of sleep can cause unhealthy food cravings. Those randomized to 8.5 hours of sleep a night lost significantly more body fat than those who got 5.5 hours.

I should do more videos on sleep. In the meantime, you may be interested in:
• Sleep and Immunity (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/sleep-immunity)
• Optimal Sleep Duration (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/optimal-sleep-duration)
• Do Mobile Phones Affect Sleep? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/do-mobile-phones-affect-sleep/)
• Natural Dietary Remedy for Insomnia (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/natural-dietary-remedy-for-insomnia/)

This video was based on the sleep section in my book How Not to Diet, which you can see here (https://nutritionfacts.org/book/how-not-to-diet/) (all proceeds to charity), or check out my presentation based on the book: Evidence-Based Weight Loss (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/evidence-based-weight-loss-live-presentation/).

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-Michael Greger, MD FACLM

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