Sleep-deprived people eat 300 more calories a day

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Sleep-deprived people eat 300 more calories a day

Post by Jeeper » Wed Mar 23, 2011 5:43 pm

Interesting article from USAToday.

http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/sto ... 45227686/1

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Re: Sleep-deprived people eat 300 more calories a day

Post by chunkyfrog » Wed Mar 23, 2011 6:53 pm

I believe that 300 calories is a bit conservative.
I was eating practically non-stop all day at work--just to keep from nodding off.
My guess would be more like 600 calories extra--at least.

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Re: Sleep-deprived people eat 300 more calories a day

Post by kteague » Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:07 am

And that's due to short sleep. How much more might that be when even that short sleep is of poor quality?

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