can melatonin cause weight gain?

maureen879

can melatonin cause weight gain? cause i heard it does and i take it every night

Hbazzell

Bump, I take it too.

tigersword

Not that I'm aware of, your body creates tons of the stuff.

Lesa_Sass

I found this article: http://www.livestrong.com/article/291982-melatonin-weight-gain/

Cr01502

Not that I'm aware of, your body creates tons of the stuff.

This.

Everything that I've read says that it actually promotes healthy sleeping patterns and reduces appetite.


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2517290/

Intake of melatonin was associated with a reduction of weight gain in animals receiving a high-fat diet

Intake of melatonin was associated with a reduction of food consumption in animals receiving a high-fat diet

Intake of melatonin was associated with a lowering of blood glucose, triglycerides, cholesterol, atherogenic index and low-density lipoprotein levels in animal receiving a high-fat diet


In the obesity group, a significant positive correlation was observed between body weight, increased heart rate, SNA and blood pressure. In the melatonin-treated group, there was a significant positive correlation between reduced body weight, heart rate and SNA.

Granted these studies were done on animals eating a high fat diet and not on humans eating a moderate fat diet but I still think it's worth baring in mind

Admiral_Derp

Not that I'm aware of, your body creates tons of the stuff.

This.

Everything that I've read says that it actually promotes healthy sleeping patterns and reduces appetite.


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2517290/

Intake of melatonin was associated with a reduction of weight gain in animals receiving a high-fat diet

Intake of melatonin was associated with a reduction of food consumption in animals receiving a high-fat diet

Intake of melatonin was associated with a lowering of blood glucose, triglycerides, cholesterol, atherogenic index and low-density lipoprotein levels in animal receiving a high-fat diet


In the obesity group, a significant positive correlation was observed between body weight, increased heart rate, SNA and blood pressure. In the melatonin-treated group, there was a significant positive correlation between reduced body weight, heart rate and SNA.

Granted these studies were done on animals eating a high fat diet and not on humans eating a moderate fat diet but I still think it's worth baring in mind

Science FTW!

Hbazzell

Mark doesnt like t. He doesn't talk about weight gain though.

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/before-you-close-your-eyes-make-sure-theyre-open/

theCarlton

No. Eating more calories than you're expending definitely causes weight gain.

Cr01502

Mark doesnt like t. He doesn't talk about weight gain though.

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/before-you-close-your-eyes-make-sure-theyre-open/

It's probably easier to make a list of what Mark likes than what Mark doesn't like.

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

I used to take melatonin every night and it never impeded my progress with losing weight. My rate of loss has been the same while taking it as it was when not taking it.