Lack of sleep can have a counterintuitive effect on living a full, healthy lifestyle.  It is not news that sleep deprivation is associated with obesity, and some of the reasons as to why are obvious. A greater number of hours awake equate to a greater number of hours where you’re able to open the fridge. Additionally, the typical sleep deprived 9 to 5-er repeatedly lives the old adage of planning on going to the gym right after work, but by the time they get to the end of their shift, they are so exhausted they can barely manage to make themselves dinner and get to bed. We all know that sleep is important, but it is much more intricately involved in hunger and obesity than is seen at face value.