Can Lack of Sleep Stunt Your Growth?
If I sometimes stay up all night and don't get any rest, will that affect my growth?
It could. A single night of no sleep will not stunt growth. But over the long term, a person's growth may be affected by not getting enough sleep. That's because growth hormone is normally released during sleep. If someone consistently gets too little sleep (known as "sleep deprivation"), growth hormone is suppressed.
Lack of sleep also can affect other hormones. Studies show that sleep deprivation is linked to weight gain and diabetes. Experts are looking into whether this link has to do with hormonal changes.
Getting enough sleep also will help you focus better in school and give you more energy and better concentration for sports and other activities.
Je, Ukosefu wa Usingizi Waweza Kuzuia Ukuzi Wako? Ikiwa wakati mwingine nitakaa usiku kucha na sipumzike, je, hilo litaathiri ukuzi wangu? Inaweza kuwa hivyo. Usiku mmoja tu bila kulala hautatia ndani ukuzi. Lakini kwa muda mrefu, ukuzi wa mtu waweza kuathiriwa na kutolala usingizi wa kutosha. Hii ni kwa sababu homoni ya ukuaji hutolewa wakati wa usingizi. Ikiwa mtu hulala usingizi mdogo sana (unaojulikana kama "kukosa usingizi"), homoni ya ukuzi hupunguzwa. Ukosefu wa usingizi waweza pia kuathiri homoni nyinginezo. Uchunguzi unaonyesha kwamba kukosa usingizi kunahusiana na kuongezeka kwa uzito na ugonjwa wa kisukari. Wataalamu wanachunguza ikiwa uhusiano huo unahusiana na mabadiliko ya homoni. Kulala vya kutosha pia kutakusaidia kukaza fikira vizuri shuleni na kukupa nishati zaidi na mkusanyiko bora kwa ajili ya michezo na shughuli nyingine.