Getting Too Little Sleep Can Promote Weight Gain By

question 625

Multiple Choice

Getting too little sleep can promote weight gain by:

• A) increasing blood levels of ghrelin and decreasing blood levels of leptin.
• B) increasing blood levels of both ghrelin and leptin.
• C) decreasing blood levels of ghrelin and increasing blood levels of leptin.
• D) decreasing the number of dopamine receptors in the brain and triggering the onset of compulsive eating or binge-eating episodes.

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