Sleep deprivation health effects are real and dangerous

Sleep deprivation effects: Acute or chronic problems

Each day after a hard and torturous day we retire to bed to sleep. That is normal, but do you normally sleep well? According to the experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury primarily sleep deprivation is a condition of not having enough sleep and it can either be chronic or acute. Take a moment and visualize about it if you’re feeling sleepy at work, for instance, you may be tempted to reach for a cup of coffee or maybe more and a doughnut for a quick shot of energy. Later, you may skip the gym and pick up take away food on your way home to your family because you’re tired and doesn’t have time to cook. When you finally retire on your bed, you are too wound up to sleep. This is a common routine with many people today. What they may not know is that sleep deprivation effects are serious factors in weight gain.

A good night’s sleep is one of the keys to good health and may also be a key to maintaining a healthy weight. There is mounting evidence that people who get too little sleep have a higher risk of weight gain and obesity than people who get seven to eight hours of sleep a night. Given our societies increasing tendency to burn the midnight oil in our busy schedules and tight work deadlines many people are not having enough sleep. The working hours have become so inadequate to many and this result in people opting to sacrifice some of their sleep time to complete the various assignments they have. The other groups of people who do not have enough sleep are those alcohol drinkers. The majority of this group and particularly the addicts take a long hour in their drinking joint sometimes even up early morning hours, only to report back to their work stations the following day. The result of this is that very little time is left for sleeping no wonder studies have established that up to 26% of the adult is not having adequate sleep. This may have a great impact on overweight and obesity epidemic in our societies today.

Sleep deprivation effects: Good night sleep for healthy weight

In appreciating the role of adequate sleep, let us try to understand certain finding from the previous studies conducted by the experts. For decades experts have known that adults who sleep less than five a night are subjecting themselves to a higher risk of being overweight. Children who sleep for less than 10 hours a night are associated with weight gain. However, the latest study suggests that the link may be treacherous than previously thought. For instance losing just a few hours of sleep a few nights in can lead to almost immediate weight gain. This may not make sense to many that while you are working hard burning the midnight oil to give your family some extra reason to be comfortable and happy, you could be adding more problems to your body by gaining weight. If this concerns you and you need a professional solution to this, you can schedule an appointment with doctor Akoury today and you will have all your concerns addressed professionally.

Sleep deprivation effects: Acute or chronic problems