Staying up late is a very common thing for people nowadays. Although staying up late may seem fun, it actually puts a strain on our bodies. Many people believe that staying up late will make them lose weight, but the truth is that staying up late will only make you gain more weight.
Reasons why staying up late makes you gain weight
1. The role of insulin
It is well known that the body secretes a substance called insulin at night, which can accelerate the absorption and digestion of sugar in the body.
If you stay up late frequently without resting, it is likely to lead to abnormal insulin secretion, resulting in fat accumulation in the body and causing weight gain. Therefore, it is best not to stay up late at night.
2. The role of hormones
If you stay up late frequently at night, it will also stimulate the secretion of hormones in the body, which can greatly contribute to rapid weight gain.
So, people who stay up late frequently are much more likely to gain weight compared to those who don't. If you have trouble sleeping at night, you can drink a glass of milk before bed, but don't drink too much to avoid waking up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, which can affect the quality of sleep.
The harm of staying up late to the body
1. It keeps the brain nerves in a working state for a long time, causing headaches, insomnia, and other symptoms, leading to neurasthenia or reduced memory. It increases the risk of developing dementia in old age.
2. It continuously depletes the body's vitality, accelerating the aging of the skin, cells, bones, and organs. It slows down the body's ability to recover from injuries and illnesses. It also causes many middle-aged and elderly diseases to occur at an earlier age.
3. It can worsen eye fatigue and even cause irreversible damage. It can cause various eye diseases such as blurriness, distortion, dryness, and inflammation, and can cause a rapid decline in vision in a short period of time.
4. For men and women of childbearing age, staying up late can affect the motility and quantity of sperm in men and the secretion of hormones and the quality of eggs in women. It can also affect the menstrual cycle. People who stay up late frequently are 4-5 times more likely to develop depression than the general population. It is recommended to stay up late less and exercise regularly.
5. Staying up late frequently weakens the brain's ability to organize the experiences of the day and strengthen memory, leading to a decline in memory. It is recommended to ensure 7-8 hours of sleep every day.
How to recover from staying up late
1. Dietary care
Staying up late workers should provide sufficient vitamin A, as vitamin A can regulate the synthesis of retinal photopigments and improve the ability of staying up late workers to adapt to dim lighting, thus preventing visual fatigue.
Staying up late workers have high labor intensity and energy consumption, so they should pay attention to the supplementation of high-quality protein. Animal protein should ideally account for half of the total protein intake.
Because animal protein contains essential amino acids for the human body, which is beneficial for improving work efficiency and physical health of staying up late workers.
2. Increase exercise
In addition to focusing on diet, those who stay up late should also strengthen physical exercise. If you feel tired or sleepy during staying up late, you should do some exercises or go outdoors for activities.
Since staying up late takes away the time for normal sleep, it is advisable to seize the opportunity to replenish sleep. For example, when returning home from work, you can rest your eyes for a while in the car, or arrange a short nap during lunch break at work to restore energy and stay alert.
