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You work extra-long hours from Monday to Friday. So it's only normal for you to want to sleep in on the weekends. In fact, on weekends, all you do is sleep the mornings - and sometimes, afternoons - away, to make up for the rest you did not get during the week.
Chronic sleep deprivation - or sleep debt - is not unusual in our modern world. Most of us get far fewer than the recommended six to eight hours of sleep a night, and it shows - in our mood, our appetite, our libido, and our focus and concentration. Chronic sleep loss has been linked to weight gain, lower sex drive, depression, poor daytime work performance, forgetfulness, impaired judgment, low-grade inflammation, and even serious illnesses such as heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer and stroke.
A recent study conducted by researchers at the Penn State College of Medicine revealed that catching up on lost rest after a week of sleep deprivation might only help the body recover in a couple of ways.
During the study, the subjects' levels of sleepiness, stress and inflammation increased during their week of sleep deprivation, but these returned to baseline measurements after a weekend of recovery sleep. Unfortunately, however, their attention and cognitive levels did not rebound.