Men: Sleep or obesity?

The concept of beauty sleep sounds like a silly myth perpetuated by night cream ads. But according to a recent study at Nihon University in Tokyo, men who sleep less than five hours per night run a higher risk of obesity and diabetes. Apparently, lack of sleep spurs a certain hormone that triggers the appetite and men who don't put in serious pillow time awake with lower blood sugar levels. Dudes who eat chicken legs by the light of the fridge at 3:00 a.m. know this well. The seven-year study found that men were 1.36 times more likely to become obese if they didn't get their five hours of rest.

No doubt, Jared Leto (left) slept poorly when he gained 62 pounds to play John Lennon-assassin Mark David Chapman in the new movie, "Chapter 27." He told Sirius radio: "I would eat a large Dominoes pizza, every night for dinner. And then, it actually wasn’t any fun. Some people think ‘oh it was enjoyable’, but I was force feeding myself to such an extent that I would throw up in the back of my throat every day." Pizza backwash? Thanks, Jared. The Rage suddenly prefers Subway.

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Comments

[Stevie Wilson]

Check out the book
Sleep to Be Sexy, Smart & Slim,
*Get the Best Sleep of Your Life Tonight & Every Night
Ellen Michaud with Julie Bain

Not sure it applies to everyone - but it's worth reading and worth following. Now I just need to READ it all and DO what they suggest.

that's the problem with many books-- I read but don't apply

Stevie