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How insufficient sleep can affect the body beyond just feeling tired

Digilifetrends Published 1 min read
The surprising ways poor sleep affects your body beyond fatigue
A high-angle portrait of a man falling asleep on his couch at home with a smartphone on his chest.

After a night of very little sleep, the immediate worry is usually how to make it through the next day: an extra cup of coffee, a slower start, maybe an earlier night. But sleep is an active biological process. During sleep, the body works to regulate circulation, metabolism, and immune function, so the effects of poor sleep go well beyond daytime tiredness.

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