Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Does lack of sleep alter fat metabolism? | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Does lack of sleep alter fat metabolism? | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

By Lifestyle Desk |New Delhi |Updated: September 18, 2019 2:15:27 pm

Does lack of sleep alter fat metabolism?

To find out how the uncomfortable schedule affected metabolism, the researchers gave participants a standardised high-fat dinner, a bowl of chilli mac, after four nights of sleep restriction.

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The study found that sleep restriction affected the postprandial lipid response.(Source: Getty Images/Thinkstock)


A new study adds to mounting evidence that lack of sleep can be harmful, saying that it can make people feel less full after eating, leading to the fat in food being metabolised differently. Published in the journal of Lipid Research, by Pennsylvania State University, the study found that sleep disruption has been known to be have harmful effects on metabolism for some time.

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