Does Lack Of Sleep Increase Weight?

For years I’d been told that I need to get enough sleep, in order to not gain weight.  Well, then I must have been not getting enough sleep for years.

But most recently this also appeared on the New York Times.  Here is what part of the article says on lack of sleep:

“Scientists have known for years that skimping on sleep is associated with weight gain. A good example was a study published in 2005, which looked at 8,000 adults over several years as part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Sleeping fewer than seven hours a night corresponded with a greater risk of weight gain and obesity, and the risk increased for every hour of lost sleep.”

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