Chronic sleep deprivation increases the risk of obesity and weight gain by disrupting the balance of appetite-regulating hormones leptin and ghrelin, which leads to increased hunger and food consumption.

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  Long-Term Effects of Chronic Sleep Deprivation

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Referenced by nodes (4)

• chronic sleep deprivation concept
• leptin concept
• ghrelin concept
• obesity concept