Does Poor Sleep Affect Weight? It Adds Pounds Despite Avoiding Midnight Snacks
Aug 23, 2018 07:27 AM By Medical Daily Staff
After a night of poor sleep, the team found elevated protein levels in the fat tissue. Meanwhile, structural protein levels dropped in the muscles. PxHere
Many studies have observed a link between disrupted sleep and weight gain, especially among shift workers and people with insomnia who are found to have a higher risk of obesity. New findings now suggest that there may indeed be a reaction in the body when we do not get enough sleep, leading to the storage of more fat and the loss of muscle mass.
The study titled "Acute sleep loss results in tissue-specific alterations in genome-wide DNA methylation state and metabolic fuel utilization in humans" was published in the journal Science Advances on Aug. 22.
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