Study: Help Yourself Lose Weight By Getting More And Better Sleep

If one of your New Year's resolutions is to lose weight, it may be better to hit the sack rather than the gym.

UPI reports skipping out on sleep can make you eat more. And that doesn't mean healthful salads and green veggies.

Studies show total sleep deprivation can trigger a reward system in the brain in response to food stimuli.

But until recently researchers didn't know if there was a similar relationship between everyday sleep loss and the brain's reaction to food.