Like Weed, Poor Sleep Gives You The Munchies

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A study published Tuesday in the journal SLEEP suggested the brain receptors that can lead the sleep-deprived to crave unnecessary food were the same as those activated by marijuana. Essentially, not sleeping can give you a ferocious case of the munchies.

 

The study took a close look at receptors affected by endocannabinoids — so named for cannabis, the marijuana plant — which it found were closely involved in the food cravings that come from sleep deprivation. Sleep restriction in the study’s subjects led to amplified endocannabinoid levels in the blood, leading to hunger pangs — which generally intensify in early afternoon — to increase further.

 

Full article here.

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