Weight loss is a topic that is always popular among female friends. According to reports, the average life expectancy of Chinese intellectuals is 10 years less than that of other people of the same age. The reason for this is closely related to the heavy burden on intellectuals over the years and their frequent staying up late. So, what is the reason for gaining weight from staying up late?
Three Misconceptions About Weight Loss
1. Drinking strong tea to enhance weight loss
Drinking strong tea before meals can aggravate the symptoms of gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers in people with poor stomach function.
On the other hand, drinking strong tea after meals can stimulate the central nervous system, increase the metabolic rate, promote the secretion of gastric juice and the digestion of food, but it actually speeds up the feeling of hunger.
2. Skipping breakfast
Some people mistakenly believe that skipping breakfast can reduce calorie intake and achieve weight loss. However, skipping breakfast is extremely harmful to the body and can affect a day's work.
3. Eating spicy food
Eating spicy food should be combined with the local climate. The southern climate is humid and cold, so it needs chili peppers to supplement the body.
But in most parts of the northern region, the weather is dry, and long-term consumption of spicy food is not suitable.
Eating too much spicy food can affect the stomach, causing stomach pain and even stomach bleeding.
Eating too many spicy foods can also make the skin rough and even cause acne, so be cautious.
The Reasons for Gaining Weight from Staying Up Late
Irregular sleep can affect incomplete endocrine metabolism. Therefore, a slower metabolism will lead to weight gain. Adrenal cortex hormones and growth hormones are secreted during nighttime sleep.
The former is secreted before dawn and has the function of promoting carbohydrate metabolism and muscle development; the latter is produced after falling asleep, which not only promotes the growth and development of young people, but also delays aging in middle-aged and elderly people. Therefore, the best time to sleep in a day is from 10 pm to 6 am.
Sleep is an important physiological process in metabolism. Without sleep, there is no health. Lack of sleep not only means that the body's consumption is not replenished, but also due to insufficient hormone synthesis, it will cause imbalance in the internal environment.
After conducting a series of studies on sleep and human immunity, American immunologists believe that sleep is closely related to improving immune function and resistance to diseases. People who have sufficient sleep have a significant increase in T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes in their blood, which are the main forces of immune function in the human body.
Drowsiness is a manifestation of significant fatigue in the brain and should not wait until this time to go to bed. Only by developing the habit of going to bed at a fixed time and ensuring that the sleep time is no less than 7 hours a day, can the normal operation of the sleep center's biological clock be maintained.
Therefore, young people should also learn to control their own lifestyle habits, not let natural rhythms be disrupted, and fall into a vicious cycle.
