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RE: Why lack of sleep can lead to weight gain
Interesting post, I had no idea that the body depletes muscle mass under sleep deprivation. While I'm not overweight by any means, still worth it to get enough sleep if I'm looking at building up muscle mass. (logical conclusion, right?)
I never realised this either, until I started reading about the subject. The book Why We Sleep references a horrible experiment where rats were put under extreme sleep deprivation. They suffered terrible physical deterioration, and loss of muscle mass was just one of these.
Read my other comment to this post for why that is.