<story><title>Poor Sleep Gives You the Munchies, Study Says</title><url>http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/05/science/sleep-eating-craving-food.html?module=WatchingPortal&amp;region=c-column-middle-span-region&amp;pgType=Homepage&amp;action=click&amp;mediaId=wide&amp;state=standard&amp;contentPlacement=4&amp;version=internal&amp;contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&amp;contentId=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F03%2F05%2Fscience%2Fsleep-eating-craving-food.html&amp;eventName=Watching-article-click</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>ergothus</author><text>One thing that doesn&amp;#x27;t get a lot of attention is the _quality_ of sleep, not just the duration.&lt;p&gt;After years of being a fairly thin kid and teen, I start packing on the pounds.  When I saw an allergist and got on allergy shots (plus antihistamines, plus HEPA filters, plus dust mite covers on the mattress) my world changed.  I wasn&amp;#x27;t tired all the time.  Everything was brighter, and I was in a better mood.  I wanted to snack less and had more energy.&lt;p&gt;Piecing it together over the last few years, I had near-constant drainage in the back of my throat even when I wasn&amp;#x27;t showing stronger allergy symptoms (e.g. itchiness, sneezing, watery eyes).  As a result, I slept poorly even when I was getting plenty of hours of sleep.&lt;p&gt;Now, I&amp;#x27;m allergic to pretty much everything that doesn&amp;#x27;t kill you (no food allergies, but dust, mold, our cats...) so I can&amp;#x27;t call this a solved problem, but knowing about it lets me work on solving it.</text></comment>
<story><title>Poor Sleep Gives You the Munchies, Study Says</title><url>http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/05/science/sleep-eating-craving-food.html?module=WatchingPortal&amp;region=c-column-middle-span-region&amp;pgType=Homepage&amp;action=click&amp;mediaId=wide&amp;state=standard&amp;contentPlacement=4&amp;version=internal&amp;contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&amp;contentId=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F03%2F05%2Fscience%2Fsleep-eating-craving-food.html&amp;eventName=Watching-article-click</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>JustSomeNobody</author><text>I thought this was understood for a long time. One of the TOP pieces of advice for anyone wanting to lose weight has, as far as I can remember, been to get adequate amounts of sleep.</text></comment>