How Sleep Loss Fuels Cravings

Ever wondered why you’re reaching for a sugary snack after a late night? It’s not just a

lack of willpower—it’s a biological shift in your hunger hormones. When we don’t get enough sleep,

two key hormones that regulate our appetite go out of balance. Leptin,

the signal that tells your brain you’re full, actually drops. At the same time,

ghrelin, the hormone that triggers hunger, shoots up. In clinical studies,

this hormonal "double-hit" increased people’s appetite for high-carbohydrate foods by over 30%. Essentially,

when you’re sleep-deprived, your brain’s reward system becomes hyper-sensitive to food stimuli, making those unhealthy

choices feel almost impossible to resist. We’re diving deep into the endocrine science of why sleep