India, Dec. 4 -- A lot of us experience weight gain, even though we do not change our diets much. Well, our sleep habits play an important role in our weight gain or loss. Continental Hospitals in Hyderabad, one of India's leading multispecialty healthcare institutions, accredited by Joint Commission International (JCI) and National Accreditation Board for Hospitals (NABH), in a recent article explained how poor sleep can actually lead to weight gain and what you can do about it.

Sleep plays a major role in controlling your metabolism, appetite, and energy levels.

When you don't get enough rest, your body goes into a stress mode. This triggers a rise in the hormone cortisol, which encourages your body to store fat-especially around the ...