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Thursday, January 10
Lack of sleep for hours can affect the immune system, heart and blood vessels, metabolism and the nervous system, and lead to depression, insomnia and even diabetes, said a Mexican expert.
Margarita Reyes, of the Department of Sleep Medicine at the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases in Mexico, explained that sleeping for the required number of hours is as important as having a balanced diet or to exercise.
Lack of sleep causes the body to maintain the active nervous system, increasing adrenaline secretions, which increases heart rate, sweating, palpitations, headaches, insomnia and lightheadedness. anxiety, she said.
The expert pointed out that the weakness of the immune system is another result of sleep deprivation does not strengthen the fight against infection and infection.
With regard to the problems of metabolism, diabetes, hypertension and cholesterol, the specialist stated that sleep deprivation caused an increase in appetite and that during digestion, large amounts of food could disrupt blood sugar and other criteria.
Reyes said that the number of hours of sleep varied with age, for example newborns had to sleep 18 hours, preschool children between 10 and 12 hours, teens for two hours and adults at least seven hours.
According to the results of the National Health and Nutrition Survey conducted in 2016, 40% of adults sleep less than seven hours and it is estimated that about 60% of school-aged children sleep less than nine o'clock ", which somehow explains the epidemic of childhood obesity in Mexico". Said the expert.
The Mexican doctor concluded by saying that she should sleep and wake up at the same time, do not eat coffee or alcoholic beverages in the evening, or exercise three hours before sleep nor eat light before lunch to avoid sleep disorders in adults.
She also recommended a comfortable room, dark and quiet, neither too hot nor too cold.
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