Sleep And The Burn The Fat Issue
You’ve probably seen the magazine articles or news blurbs that say, “lack of sleep can make you fat!” There is a lot of confusion however, about the mechanism. It’s not uncommon for people to believe there is a cause and effect relationship between sleeping less and gaining weight. However, if sleep deprivation did “cause” fat gain, then you would always gain weight if you slept less, even if your food intake stayed the same. To the contrary, if you sleep less AND eat less, rest assured you will lose weight. If you are awake more hours and you are more active during those increased waking hours, again, rest assured you will lose weight because you burn the fat.