Q: So sleep deprived people have higher levels of ghrelin causing them to eat? And those with proper sleep have higher levels of leptin and normal appetites?
Dr. Smith: The levels are regulated properly in slow wave sleep, and without it (severe OSA), the levels are all over the place. They are working on leptin pills to take, but so far, have been unsuccessful other than combining them with an anti-diabetic drug, and even then, they can only help people keep weight off, not LOSE weight.
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