Lack of sleep can lead to weight gain due to slowed metabolism and increased appetite. It also increases stress levels and risk of anxiety or heart conditions by disrupting genes regulating stress. Poor sleep is linked to moodiness and depression in 50% of sufferers. It causes dehydrated, swollen skin under the eyes. Drowsy driving from fatigue leads to 5% of accidents due to slowed reaction and impaired judgment. Lack of sleep lowers body temperature and immunity, making people more prone to illness. It negatively impacts thinking ability and memory.

1. Side Effects

2. Weight Gain
• Slows your metabolism and increases appetite
• Crave high fat and high carb foods

3. Higher Stress Level
• Getting fewer than six hours of sleep per night
disrupts the genes that regulates stress
• More likely to feel anxious
• High stress levels can contribute to heart
conditions

4. Moodiness
• Temporary change in emotions
• 50% of people with depression have some type of
sleep problem

5. Swollen, Dark
Under eye Circles
• Your body losses moisture, skin loses moisture
• Skin becomes dehydrated

6. Problems Driving
• Fatigue causes one in five car accidents
• Driving drowsy slows down reaction time
• Decreases awareness and damages judgment
• Being awake for more tan 24 hours is
equivalent, in terms to driving impaired

7. Lower Body
Temperatures
• You may get chills when you do not get enough sleep
• Your body temperature falls to its lowest in the
middle of sleep
• National Sleep Foundation (NSF) suggests keeping
your bedroom cool-between 54 and 75 degrees
• A hot environment may cause disrupted or lighter
sleep

8. The Brain Fog
Did You Ever Find it’s Harder to
Think after a night of poor sleep
• Negatively affects you ability to learn
• Affects the ability to remember information

9. Marital Strife
• Less Interested in sex
• Link between high stress and libido
• Mood swings and snapping at your spouse

10. Lower Immunity
• More likely to get sick
• People who don’t get 7-10 hrs. produce fewer antibodies
• Stay away from others who may be coughing and
sneezing
• Eat nutritious, immunity-boosting foods

11. How many hours did you sleep last night ?
35% of Americans got fewer than seven hours of sleep at any
given rest time. Lack of required sleep can lead to
exhaustion, raise your risk for serious problems, such as
heart disease and type two diabetes.

12. Work Cited
Women’s Day & Healthy Living,” The Ten Weirdest Effects of Sleep Deprivation” Shine Host Web June 29,2013
SLEEP
DEPRIVATION