There may be reason to believe the amount of sleep you get is related to your response to food choices.  Getting a good night's sleep is a great defense against those junk food monkeys on your back.  New research by William Kilgore, PhD, lead researcher and assistant professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School points to daytime drowsiness weakening your ability to resist tempting, high calorie foods. 

The fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) from tired participants of the study showed less activity in the prefrontal cortex of the brain while viewing pictures of appetizing foods. This area of the brain works in making decisions and inhibitory processes.  Being tired during the day could potentially affect the dietary choices you make and you might be more likely to devour  office birthday cake or rummage in the Halloween candy.  Now get some sleep!

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