Sleeps Impact on Protein, Hunger & Body Composition.

Sleeps impact on protein, hunger & body composition 😴

Poor sleep is linked to higher levels of fat mass and less muscle in body composition, increased calorie consumption, food craving, increased hunger and now suppressing proteins affect on satiety.

Chia-Lun Yang et al. 2021 a randomized, crossover study compared the effects of high-protein and high-carb breakfasts on appetite, food cravings, and caloric intake after a night of poor sleep.

There were two variables: sleep and breakfast. Sleep was reduced by 33% or not at all. The isocaloric breakfasts were high in either protein (30/44/26% protein/carbs/fat) or carbs (8/65/27%).

Regardless of breakfast type, less sleep decreased fullness and increased hunger and desire to eat. The high-protein breakfast increased overall fullness after full sleep, but not after less sleep.

These results suggest that sleep loss may blunt the potential satiating effects of a high-protein breakfast.

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