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"  Happy Monday. Feeling well rested from the weekend and ready to start a new week afresh? Or are you exhausted and reaching for another extra-strong cup of coffee? Better yet, maybe some coffee ice cream... A recent study from researchers at Columbia University finds that sleep deprived people eat almost 300 calories a day more than people who have gotten a good night&amp;#039;s sleep, an amount that can quickly lead to significant weight gain. More from Delish: Java Tips - Five Ways to Upgrade Your Homemade Coffee The researchers divided a group of 26 men and women of normal weight into two groups--the first set slept nine hours a night for six nights while those in the second set got only four hours of shut-eye for the six nights. For the first four days of the study, all participants ate portion-controlled meals, but on the last two days, they were free to eat as much as they wanted and to choose their own meals. The scientists found that those in the sleep-deprived group consumed on average 296 calories more than their invigorated counterparts, and while the men in sleep-deprived group didn&amp;#039;t eat significantly greater amounts of fat, the tired women ate an average of 31 more grams of fat a day than the well-rested women. High fat snacks like fast-food and ice cream were the major culprits. &amp;quot;Ice cream stood out as the preferred food during the sleep-deprived state,&amp;quot; the study&amp;#039;s lead author Marie-Pierre St-Onge, an assistant professor of clinical nutrition medicine at Columbia, told USA Today. &amp;quot;Sleep deprivation makes you more susceptible to overeating, so that can be something to consider when you&amp;#039;re trying to lose weight.&amp;quot; More from Delish: Healthy Fast-Food Alternatives So what&amp;#039;s a sleep-deprived dieter to do? Try to catch up on some shut-eye and take a look at some recipes for healthier, but still crave-worthy, snacks: Healthier Snacks for the Sleep Deprived:        15 Low Fat Snacks      31 Days of Healthy Snack Ideas      13 Easy Low Fat Frozen Desserts        Quick and Healthy Dips      100-Calorie Chocolate Desserts      Eight Light and Cozy Desserts     "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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