Sleep well and get enough sleep to lose 300 calories a day

People often say, "I get fat because I sleep too much." In fact, this is a wrong myth. According to a new study from the University of Chicago, if you don't get enough or good sleep, your appetite will increase, making you want to eat fattening foods, making you more likely to become obese. As long as you sleep well and get enough sleep every day, you can burn 300 calories and lose 1 kilogram in more than a month.

Studies have found that 300 calories can be burned through sleep every day.

People who don’t sleep well tend to gain weight! The University of Chicago in the United States once conducted an experiment in which the subjects were divided into two groups. One group slept for 10 hours for two consecutive nights, while the other group only slept for four hours for two days. The results showed that in the sleep-deprived group, which only slept for 4 hours, the substances in the body that promote appetite increased significantly, while the substances in the body that reduce appetite decreased. Moreover, the subjects will also develop a liking for heavy-tasting carbohydrates. It will be difficult not to gain weight if they eat this type of midnight snack before going to bed.

Sleeping well every day can burn 300 calories

Studies have found that 300 calories can be burned through sleep every day, which translates to 1 kg weight loss in more than a month. Therefore, as long as you sleep properly within half a year, you can actually lose more than 6 kg. This is a very effective method for people who want to lose weight.

The new book "Sleep Well and Lose Weight" also points out that if you don't sleep well, growth hormone will be secreted 70% less than usual, leaving only 30% of the growth hormone in the body. A simple calculation shows that about 200 calories of unbroken fat are stored in the body each night.

The new book "You Can Lose Weight If You Sleep Well" also points out that if you don't sleep well, about 200 calories of undecomposed fat will be stored in your body in one night.

Poor sleep leads to obesity and is related to leptin

Therefore, if you are in a state of lack of deep sleep for as long as one month, the calories that have not been decomposed in the body will be 200 calories x 30 days = 6,000 calories. Assuming that every kilogram of body weight contains 7,200 calories, it means that you will gain about 1 kilogram every month.

Poor sleep can lead to obesity, which is also related to leptin in the body. When a person is sleeping, the body releases leptin, a substance that reminds people that they are full and thus controls the amount of fat. Lack of sleep will affect the secretion of leptin. When the leptin concentration is too low, the metabolism will also slow down, leading to fat accumulation and obesity.

【Sleep Self-Test】:

1. Feeling lazy and listless early in the morning.

2. The sleep time should be enough, but still feel tired.

3. I always fall asleep while commuting on the train.

4. You have never tried waking up naturally and refreshed without setting an alarm.

5. I can’t sleep without drinking.

People who meet any of the above conditions are unable to enter deep sleep. Lack of deep sleep not only puts a huge burden on the body, but also seriously harms the body, so it is said that "people who don't sleep well tend to gain weight."