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Do you ever wonder why you are than if you do not sleep well? Researchers from the University of Chicago say they have found a . Their study shows that a of sleep makes people hungrier the day. Sleeplessness releases in the brain that increase the pleasure of eating, and this makes us eat more, food that is high in . The researchers found that people who lack sleep crave more than healthier foods. People in the study who did not get enough sleep ate up to as much fat content as when they slept for eight hours.

The was conducted on 14 in their . Researchers created two different situations. In one, the volunteers spent 8.5 hours in bed night and averaged 7.5 hours of sleep. In the other, they spent just 4.5 hours in bed and averaged 4.2 hours sleep. In the first , the subjects ate three a day. However, in the second situation, the volunteers could not resist " palatable, rewarding snacks". This happened just 90 after they had eaten a that gave them 90 per cent of their required calories.

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