Lack of sleep is the killer of obesity! Study: Lack of sleep can increase abdominal organ fat by 11%

Lack of sleep will not only make you feel tired the next day, but long-term lack of sleep will even affect your metabolism, leading to accumulation of visceral fat and causing obesity! According to a Mayo Clinic study, lack of adequate sleep and uncontrolled eating will accelerate the body's calorie consumption, which in turn leads to a feedback mechanism - fat accumulation.

According to research from the Mayo Clinic, lack of adequate sleep and uncontrolled eating will accelerate the body's calorie consumption, leading to a feedback mechanism - fat accumulation.

Modern people sleep less, which is the norm and a behavioral choice, and it is becoming increasingly serious. People who lack sleep include night owls who become more beautiful as the night goes on, students who stay up late to study, and new parents who are busy and overwhelmed. One-third of adults in the United States do not get enough sleep. A small number do so because of shift work, but the vast majority sacrifice sleep by spending long hours on online social networks, reading articles, or watching TV series. It is conceivable that the longer people are awake, the more they want to eat, but their physical activity does not increase, so you can imagine the consequences.

Study: Lack of sleep can increase abdominal organ fat by 11%

Wang Ling, chief physician of obstetrics and gynecology at Taipei Zhongshan Hospital, said that a study published by Mayo Clinic in April this year showed that lack of adequate sleep and uncontrolled eating will accelerate the body's calorie consumption, leading to a feedback mechanism - fat accumulation. In this randomized controlled/controlled crossover study, it was found that "lack of good sleep leads to a 9% increase in abdominal fat and an 11% increase in abdominal visceral fat; and visceral fat accumulation is positively correlated with the incidence of cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes."

Dr. Wang Ling finally emphasized that lack of sleep has a huge impact on weight and fat accumulation. For those who cannot change the length and pattern of sleep, please do your best to control your diet and develop regular exercise habits to maintain a healthy metabolism and reduce organ fat accumulation, cardiovascular disease and the incidence of diabetes.

Lack of sleep can trigger visceral fat accumulation and lead to obesity

Dr. Wang Ling explained that this study found that regardless of whether the subjects were young, slim or healthy, as long as they reduced their sleep time for a period of time, their daily calorie intake, slight weight gain and abdominal fat would increase, and the fat would mainly accumulate around the internal organs (especially abdominal fat), rather than in the epidermis or subcutaneous tissue as was previously believed. What’s important is that even if you return to the recovery period and make up for the lack of sleep, your calorie intake will decrease, and your weight will decrease, but your visceral fat will continue to increase. This shows that lack of sleep can trigger the accumulation of visceral fat, which means that lack of sleep is a risk factor for obesity, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.

Wang Ling further explained that the study randomly assigned 12 healthy adults to an experimental group (restricted sleep, 4 hours of sleep) and a control group (normal sleep, 9 hours of sleep) for 21 days of sleep monitoring and various indicator examinations. After the 21-day period, the two groups returned to normal life for 3 months, and the two groups were swapped and monitored for another 21 days. During the study, both groups were free to choose their food intake, and the researchers were required to monitor various data. The difference is that the experimental group will consume at least 300 calories extra per day, including a 13% increase in protein and 17% in fat intake, but their intake will return to the average value during the compensation period. An interesting phenomenon was also discovered during the study: there was not much difference in the calorie consumption of the subjects in the experimental group during the adaptation period, experimental period, and compensatory period.

Measuring weight changes alone often underestimates the impact of fat accumulation caused by lack of sleep, so CT scans are used specifically for observation. The study found that the significant changes in fat around the organs of the experimental group of research subjects forced people to face up to the potential impact of lack of sleep on metabolic diseases. Long-term lack of sleep can cause the gradual accumulation and expansion of visceral fat.

People who lack sleep should control their diet and develop regular exercise habits

Dr. Wang Ling finally emphasized that lack of sleep has a huge impact on weight and fat accumulation. For those who cannot change the length and pattern of sleep, please do your best to control your diet and develop regular exercise habits to maintain a healthy metabolism and reduce organ fat accumulation, cardiovascular disease and the incidence of diabetes.