Sleep-Deprived People Eat More. A recent sleep-deprived study unveils that people with a lack of rest eat 300 more calories a day. In fact, ice cream is one of their favorite foods to consume when they’re tired.
Scientists have known for years that too little shut-eye can lead to weight gain and obesity. So researchers at Columbia University decided to find out whether people actually consume more when they are sleep-deprived vs. well-rested. They recruited 26 normal-weight men and women who routinely slept between seven and nine hours a night.
The participants came into an inpatient hospital-like setting for six days on two different occasions. Half slept four hours a night for six nights. The other half slept for nine hours a night for six nights.
For the first days, they received a portion-controlled diet, but the last two days they could eat as much as they wanted from food they chose themselves. The entire procedure was repeated a second time with people getting a different amount of sleep.
Findings, reported Wednesday at an American Heart Association meeting in Atlanta:
- Participants consumed an average of 296 calories more when they were sleep-deprived compared with when they were well-rested.
- When women were sleep-deprived they ate an average 329 more calories a day vs. when they were well-rested; men ate 263 more calories.
- Overall, most of the extra calories came from high-fat foods such as ice cream and fast foods.
- When women were sleep-deprived, they ate an average of about 31 more fat grams a day. Men’s fat intake didn’t climb that much. This is interesting.
- When women were sleep-deprived they ate an average 329 more calories a day vs. when they were well-rested; men ate 263 more calories.
- Overall, most of the extra calories came from high-fat foods such as ice cream and fast foods.
- When women were sleep-deprived, they ate an average of about 31 more fat grams a day. Men’s fat intake didn’t climb that much. This is interesting.
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