It might seem counterintuitive, but having one of these in the afternoon-could actually help you shed a few inches off your waist line.????VO-weight loss graphic stat/guy on couch??According to SWNS, new research published in Current Biology, reveals that we can burn 10% more calories depending on when we sleep-????VO-asleep pool/sleep night??Finding that resting in the late afternoon and early evening burns more calories than resting in the wee hours of the morning-????VO-awake??You know before most of us want to wake up.????VO-kid sleeping on grass??Dr. Kirsi-Marja Zitting, a research fellow at the Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders at Brigham said about the findings:????VO-’’??"The fact that doing the same thing at one time of day burned so many more calories than doing the same thing at a different time of day surprised us.”????VO-temp reverse??Researchers found that subjects burned the fewest calories when the core body temperature was at its lowest-????VO-moon??A point when the late night circadian phase would usually takes place if you’re on a 9 to 5 schedule.

????VO-clock/sky??But at its highest twelve hours later-or what our biological clocks would interpret as late afternoon.

????VO-security??And this new research could explain for why night shift or rotating shift employees have an increased risk of obesity.

????VO-food??The study’s co-author added: "It is not only what we eat, but when we eat and rest that impacts how much energy we burn or store as fat.”????VO-snooze??Which brings a whole new meaning to the phrase “You snooze, you lose.”????