At the end of a long and tiring day, are you more likely to reach for the cookie jar, dig into a big bowl of ice cream or help yourself to a second helping of takeout? According to recent research, your lack of sleep may be fueling your junk food habit.
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At the end of a long and tiring day, are you more likely to reach for the cookie jar, dig into a big bowl of ice cream or help yourself to a second helping of takeout? According to recent research, your lack of sleep may be fueling your junk food habit.
Researchers at University of California Berkeley studied 23 adults who were given brain scans on two separate occasions. The first occurred after a full night of sleep. The second took place after a night of less than adequate sleep. At the same time the MRI scans were being conducted, participants were asked to rate their desire for 80 different food items.
Researchers found that activity in the brain's frontal lobe diminished after a poor night’s rest. This region of the brain governs impulse control, judgment, emotional responses and complex decision-making; so when it’s diminished, we’re less likely to make reasonable decisions about what to eat.
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November 6, 2012 - 1:47amThis Comment
Definitely binge more when you are tired to kind of give you a pick me up. Plus your self discipline goes out the window when you are over tired and probably stressed.
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October 5, 2012 - 8:17pmThis Comment