6. Get enough (but not too much) sleep.
According to a study in the journal ‘ sleep, ‘sleeping six to seven hours every night can help keep your belly from packing on extra pounds.
The study participants who slept for five or fewer hours or eight or more hours had higher amounts of belly fat (and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes) than those who slept six to seven hours.
However, the short sleepers’ negative effects were much more apparent: They gained nearly twice as many inches around the waist over five years as the long sleepers.
The scientists suspect that “extreme” sleep patterns, too much or too little sleep, influence the feeling of hunger and hormone balance and thus disturb the calorie balance.
