Insufficient sleep is associated with lower levels of leptin, a hormone that signals satiety to the brain, and higher levels of ghrelin, a biochemical that stimulates appetite.

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• Person: Not available Organization: Harvard Medical School
  Why Sleep Matters: Consequences of Sleep Deficiency

Sources

• Why Sleep Matters: Consequences of Sleep Deficiency sleep.hms.harvard.edu Harvard Medical School via serper

Referenced by nodes (4)

• insufficient sleep concept
• leptin concept
• appetite concept
• ghrelin concept