Sleeping is a process of losing weight. Some people believe that sleeping only leads to weight gain, but this is not the case. If you arrange your sleep properly, it can help you lose weight.
How is that possible? You can lose weight while sleeping?
“Yes, sleep plays a crucial role in maintaining and controlling weight!” Dr. Garcia explained. “Sleep plays an active role in our lives; it’s far more than just a period of time when bodily functions are shut down or running slowly. In fact, during sleep, our bodies actively perform various metabolic functions. Our brains produce special metabolic regulatory signals or neuropeptides, which are what affect our weight. If you consistently sleep less than 7-9 hours a night, or if your sleep is irregular, it will have a cumulative effect, and these regulatory signals and neuropeptides will gradually lose their original function.”
How exactly does sleep affect weight?
In her book *Sleep Away the Pound*, nutritionist Cherie Calbom explains in detail the important link between sleep and weight. "It's a subtle chemical process. When you don't get enough sleep, your body's levels of ghrelin, a special hormone, increase dramatically, and its role is precisely to stimulate appetite! At the same time, the amount of leptin in our bodies, which can suppress appetite through carbohydrate metabolism, decreases. Therefore, the combined result is that we crave more food regardless of whether we have burned enough calories."
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