What are the fatal harms of long-term lack of sleep?

As people's pace of life generally accelerates, lack of sleep has become a common phenomenon among today's urbanites. Experts remind that lack of sleep is very harmful to health, so don't wait to take it seriously. The harm of insufficient sleep is mainly reflected in the following aspects:

As people's pace of life is constantly accelerating, work has become busier. Busy work does not allow people to have enough rest time. If they cannot rest well regularly, it will cause great harm to the human body. Everyone must have a regular schedule to avoid unnecessary harm to their bodies. For specific issues, let's take a look at the relevant introduction of the article below:

What are the fatal harms of long-term lack of sleep?

1. Influencing the brain's creative thinking

Researchers once divided 24 college students into two groups and asked them to take a test. The two groups got the same test scores. Then, one group of students was asked to stay awake overnight, while the other group slept normally, and then they took the test. The results showed that the test scores of students in the no sleep group were significantly lower than those of students in the normal sleep group. Therefore, researchers believe that if the human brain is to think clearly and react quickly, it must have sufficient sleep. If there is a lack of sleep for a long time, the brain will not get enough rest, which will affect the brain's creative thinking and ability to handle things.

2. Affects the growth and development of adolescents

Modern research shows that the growth and development of adolescents is related to the secretion of growth hormone in addition to factors such as genetics, nutrition, and exercise. Growth hormone is a hormone secreted by the hypothalamus that promotes the development of bones, muscles, and internal organs. Because the secretion of growth hormone is closely related to sleep, that is, there is a large secretion peak after a person falls asleep, followed by several small secretion peaks, while in the non-sleeping state, the secretion of growth hormone decreases. Therefore, if teenagers want to develop well and grow taller, they must get enough sleep.

3. Affects skin health

The reason why human skin is soft, smooth and shiny is that it relies on the capillaries in the subcutaneous tissue to provide sufficient nutrition. Lack of sleep can cause congestion of skin capillaries and obstructed circulation, making it impossible for skin cells to get adequate nutrition, thus affecting skin metabolism, accelerating skin aging, and making the skin appear dull and pale. Especially the eye circles become dark and wrinkles easily appear.

4. Cause disease

Regular lack of sleep will make people feel anxious and worried, and reduce immunity, which will lead to various diseases such as neurasthenia, colds, gastrointestinal diseases, etc. A Swedish medical researcher found that lack of sleep can also cause an increase in blood cholesterol levels, increasing the chance of heart disease. An Australian research institute suggested that the human body's cell division mostly occurs during sleep. Lack of sleep or sleep disorders will affect the normal division of cells, which may cause cancer cell mutations and lead to the occurrence of cancer. Generally speaking, people of different ages need 8-9 hours of sleep a day. Adults need 7-8 hours of sleep a day.

Through the introduction of the article, I believe that many people have a certain understanding of the fatal harm of long-term lack of sleep. Long-term lack of sleep will have many negative effects, mainly causing many diseases. For the sake of your own health, you must have a regular lifestyle.