Nocté and Weight Management

Nocté is a low fat product containing 27g of protein but with a mere 139 kcal per vanilla sachet and 149 kcal per chocolate sachet. It is not, however, the low energy content that makes Nocté a good product to aid weight loss. The nutrients in Nocté have a direct effect on the body to promote sensible eating patterns and address snacking behaviour.

How does Nocté help manage weight?

1. Poor sleep negatively affects the appetite hormone ghrelin. Ghrelin levels increase with sleep debt and as a result ghrelin sends more messages to the brain telling us to eat. Not only that, the messages are quite specific and request sweet and fatty foods – foods unfortunately most likely to cause weight gain.(1) Nocté helps to regulate ghrelin levels, the result being less cravings and a greater feeling of fullness. If 60% of the population have not slept sufficiently at some time during the week many of us are at risk of sleep debt snacking behaviours.
2. Poor sleep reduces the production of the hormone leptin. A reduction in leptin is read by the brain as a sign of malnourishment and consequently the brain will tell us to eat. This increase in appetite stimulates eating behaviour but for the wrong reason – sleep debt not energy debt. Nocté helps to readdress this balance.
3. Poor sleep has been shown to increase body mass index – a measure of body weight in relation to height. (2) Nocté is key in promoting restful, health giving sleep.
4. Poor sleep reduces serotonin levels – a brain transmitter which influences mood. Low serotonin levels are associated with low mood, depression and anxiety. Low mood and boredom are the main cause of comfort eating and therefore a major factor in weight gain. Nocté helps to maintain healthy serotonin levels.
5. Sleep is often broken as a result of hunger, especially in the very active. Nocté’s special slow releasing formula prevents this happening, giving a sound night’s sleep.

Nocté helps prevent weight gain associated with poor sleep, by promoting good quality, undisturbed sleep allowing the body to rest, repair, recover and rebalance.

References
1. Journal Applied Physiology. Nov 1995. Spiegel et al
2. Taheri et al