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Expert Tip of the Week: Lack of sleep can affect weight loss
July 11, 2011 12:10 PM
Suzanne Ulbrich, Daily News
Recent studies suggest sleep and weight could be tied together.
“People who get more sleep have a tendency to lose more weight than those who sleep less,” said Dr. Scott Ellis, with Onslow Primary Care. “People who only get four to five hours of sleep a night have a 69-percent chance of being overweight than those who get eight hours of sleep.”
Although the average adult American gets less than seven hours sleep a night, there are many factors to support the need for at least eight hours of quality sleep each night, Ellis says.
“Research suggests when one is sleep deprived the metabolism slows down and you actually crave foods that are not good for you like sugary, salty, fatty foods; and you eat more than you should or larger portions,” he said.
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