You Actually Burn Calories While You Sleep. Doctors Explain How It Works.

By Rozalynn S. Frazier and Erica Sweeney, Sep 12, 2024

“The body is always burning calories,” explains Alex Dimitriu, M.D., a double-board certified physician in psychiatry and sleep medicine and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine. Even during total inactivity or sleep, the body’s basal metabolic rate (BMR) reflects the number of calories your body needs at rest to carry out basic functions like breathing, circulation, digestion, and cellular repair, Dr. Dimitriu says.

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