Sleep is widely recognized as playing a vital role in our overall health and wellness—alongside diet, stress management, and exercise.
Recently, researchers have been learning more about how poor sleep influences our dietary choices, as well as how diet influences sleep quality. Not sleeping for long enough or poor quality sleep are both associated with increased food intake, a less healthy diet, and weight gain. Lack of sleep can lead to increased snacking and overeating, especially calorie-rich foods high in fat and carbohydrates thanks to the chemical rewards the brain delivers when we eat these unhealthy foods.
