Negative Effects of Sleep Deprivation

When you have good sleep quality, then all body activity and activity of daily life will run smoothly. Conversely, if poor sleep quality, a variety of negative effects appear. These adverse effects can you experience if you sleep less than 7-9 hours / day, and if you do not sleep soundly.

1. Desire fatty snack foods increased Lack of sleep can eliminate the hormone that regulates appetite.As a result, the desire to eat fatty foods and high in carbohydrates will increase. So cause you want a high calorie intake. If you sleep for 2 nights is not of very can trigger excessive hunger. This condition occurs because the hormone ghrelin stimulates appetite, and leptin mengurango as appetite suppressant. Over time, this can lead to weight gain. In a study conducted on identical twins by the University of Washington found that those sleeping 7-9 hours every night, the average body mass index of 24.8, almost 2 points lower than the average Body Mass Index (BMI) of their lack of sleep.


2. Antibodies to be weak Based on the JAMA study, those who slept less than 7 hours per night could be 3 times more prone to feeling cold. Other studies have found, in men who sleep less will fail to maintain the body's immune response or immunity normally after receiving a flu shot.Those who sleep less, antibodies that work after the vaccination only lasts a maximum of 10 days. These conditions are very dangerous. therefore, improve sleep quality, to boost your immune system. If too little time to sleep your immune system could be disrupted.

3. Susceptible to diabetes Sugar is the fuel every cell in your body. If the processing process can cause adverse effects disturbed. In a study by the University of Chicago, USA, which examined a number of people for 6 days, get this condition can develop resistance to insulin, a hormone that helps transport glucose from the bloodstream into the cells. Those who slept less than 6 hours per night in a 6-day study found that the process occurs improper sugar metabolism. The result can cause the onset of diabetes.

4. Stress increases Studies by the University of Chicago also found a 'blind eye' is less than 7 hours could increase the production of cortisol or stress hormones. Even in the afternoon and at night can increase heart rate, blood pressure and blood glucose that can lead to hypertension, heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

5. Trigger anxiety Anxiety every night surely will continue to haunt those who have poor sleep quality. Body reaction could be decreased. More chronic again, feeling happy is not going over their lives that lack of sleep. "Sleep and mood is governed by the same brain chemical," said Joyce Walsleben, PhD. This can increase the risk of developing depression, but probably only for those already susceptible to disease.

6. Looked older Those that lack of sleep usually have pale skin and tired face."Even worse, increased levels of cortisol can slow the production of collagen which triggered the wrinkles more quickly," said Jyotsna Sahni, MD, a sleep problem at Canyon Ranch, Tucson.

7. Various pain can arise Not surprisingly, chronic pain such as back problems or arthritis can only occur when you perform activities of poor sleep. In a study from Johns Hopkins Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program, director Michael Smith, PhD, waking healthy young adults for 20 minutes every hour for 8 hours for 3 consecutive days. As a result, they have a lower pain tolerance, and easy to experience pain.

8. Higher cancer risk Exercise helps prevent cancer, but too little shut eye can damage the protective effect. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health study examined nearly 6,000 women for about a decade and found that sports fans who slept 7 hours or less per night have a 50% greater chance of cancer than those who regularly do gymnastics and have a good sleep quality . The reason, poor quality sleep can cause hormonal and metabolic disorders associated with cancer risk, and can 'delete' the benefits of exercise.