Q. Can you sleep off fat?

A. recent research has found a strong link between, hours slept and percent obeisity risk. 

The numbers would indicate that getting a good night's sleep- 8 hours give or take, may actually help a person in their weight management program.

4 hours of sleep = 73% increased  risk of being obese.

5 hours of sleep = 50% increase chance of fattening up.

6 hours of sleep = 23%

Scientist looked at 2 hormones involed in the human sleep process.

Leptin and  Grehlin are 2 sleep hormones found in the human body.

Sleep deprivation lowers leptin, a blood protein that suppresses appetite and seems to affect how the brain senses when the body has had enough food. Sleep deprivation also raises levels of grehlin, a substance that makes people want to eat. 

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Does this mean we can just sleep more and the pounds will just fall off? - Not likely. Diet, exercise and lifestyle choices all play a role in weight loss and shedding fat.