Chronic sleep deprivation changes areas in the brain related to reward and pleasure. Scientists measured brain activity using MRI scans and compared the uptick in response in sleep-deprived participants to the normal levels in those that had plenty of sleep.
The tired and sleep-deprived brain led people to crave and need sugared, fat-laden treats. And when seen in everyday food choices of sleep-deprived people, will power to avoid food and drinks that are unhealthy but indulgent goes completely out the window.
The general consensus from study scientists is that if you can’t soothe your tired brain with sleep, the brain seeks out and demands substitute methods to provide the soothing and reward.
If you or your partner snore, check our easy, 3-minute Stop Snoring Exercises. They’re so effective many people stop snoring the very first night.
Or for a different method to lose weight, check out our weight loss breeze program…
Those of you with overweight spouses now know why….
I just told my husband it’s his fault I’m overweight. Boy can that guy snore! He said, “So why am I overweight then?” Well, I’m not the one snoring! How about not enough exercise and too much food? LOL
Seriously, though, the article does make sense.
i am a sleep deprived 72 yr old, but remain thin. I axercise a lot and try and control my eating habits. I weaken sometimes when getting up at night.
I work hard at it so it’s not a given heavy and sleep deprived.