A recent study by Columbia University the City of New York, shows that people who sleep less tend to weigh more. In this study, men and women who slept only six hours of sleep a night were 23% more likely to be overweight than those who sleep on average 7-9 hours per night.
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"The amount of the hormone ghrelin increases in people not sleeping enough," says researcher James Gangwisch, PhD, "which causes an increase in appetite and food intake."
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You have trouble falling asleep? A study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, shows that melatonin supplements may help you fall asleep faster.
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Diane the Curve magazine, summer 2005
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