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Poor Sleep Gives You the Munchies, Study Says

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Re: Poor Sleep Gives You the Munchies, Study Says

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EC1 wrote: post #6
punkbit wrote: post #2

That's not true. I've been working hard on my side projects after work time and I don't have much sleep unfortunatley. I feel exausted all the time and not exactly hungry, plus to be honest I lost appetite. I'm quite skinny, lean muscle, etc.

I never understood how people don't get sleep. Isn't it a net negative to be dragged through the mud? No matter how rough my day is I always make sure to get 8-9 hours of sleep. The world can wait for me you know? Yeah, sorry Boss, I went out drinking Sunday and I'm coming in at 1pm, too bad. High energy all day with less time, or low energy all day with more time? I think the latter is worse.

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Re: Poor Sleep Gives You the Munchies, Study Says

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Post by oldmanjay »

tfgg wrote: post #5
Scarblac wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, the title does say "you"...

It's the informal generic "you". More formally it'd be "Poor Sleep Gives One the Munchies, Study Says".

"Poor Sleep Can Cause the Munchies" seems least ambiguous but also least punchy. If you can't read the fist, the headline missed.

Re: Poor Sleep Gives You the Munchies, Study Says

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Post by kingkawn »

Alchemista wrote: post #3
punkbit wrote: post #2

That's not true. I've been working hard on my side projects after work time and I don't have much sleep unfortunatley. I feel exausted all the time and not exactly hungry, plus to be honest I lost appetite. I'm quite skinny, lean muscle, etc.

Thanks for your personal anecdote. Unfortunately, it is fallacious to try and generalize it to the entire population.

Equally severe a fallacy to take population generalizations and impose them on an individual.

Re: Poor Sleep Gives You the Munchies, Study Says

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Post by hollander »

Poor sleep results in stress, and to relieve stress, eating is a good remedy. Good in the sense that it seems to work, but it's not healthy. Doing a short workout is probably a lot healthier, but well, you're tired, and doing a workout is not high on the list for most of us.

Re: Poor Sleep Gives You the Munchies, Study Says

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Post by cik2e »

EC1 wrote: post #6
punkbit wrote: post #2

That's not true. I've been working hard on my side projects after work time and I don't have much sleep unfortunatley. I feel exausted all the time and not exactly hungry, plus to be honest I lost appetite. I'm quite skinny, lean muscle, etc.

I never understood how people don't get sleep. Isn't it a net negative to be dragged through the mud? No matter how rough my day is I always make sure to get 8-9 hours of sleep. The world can wait for me you know? Yeah, sorry Boss, I went out drinking Sunday and I'm coming in at 1pm, too bad. High energy all day with less time, or low energy all day with more time? I think the latter is worse.

Some people have varying degrees of insomnia.

Trust me, I always want to get a full night of sleep but I've learned that sometimes it's not even worth bothering until 2-3 am when my mind lets go.

Also, anecdotally, I agree with the munchies conclusion.

Re: Poor Sleep Gives You the Munchies, Study Says

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Post by colmvp »

mlevy wrote: post #8
Alchemista wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for your personal anecdote. Unfortunately, it is fallacious to try and generalize it to the entire population.

That's true but it's also true that studies like this one, which are true on average of the population, are often not true for each individual. It's worth pointing out that it doesn't apply to everyone.

I guess.

I think it's implicit with practically every study that the results aren't necessarily applicable to everybody.

Re: Poor Sleep Gives You the Munchies, Study Says

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Post by Raphmedia »

EC1 wrote: post #6
punkbit wrote: post #2

That's not true. I've been working hard on my side projects after work time and I don't have much sleep unfortunatley. I feel exausted all the time and not exactly hungry, plus to be honest I lost appetite. I'm quite skinny, lean muscle, etc.

I never understood how people don't get sleep. Isn't it a net negative to be dragged through the mud? No matter how rough my day is I always make sure to get 8-9 hours of sleep. The world can wait for me you know? Yeah, sorry Boss, I went out drinking Sunday and I'm coming in at 1pm, too bad. High energy all day with less time, or low energy all day with more time? I think the latter is worse.

I sleep 5 hours a night.

Even with flexible working hours, I still come to work in the early morning.

I work all day and then commute back home. I then do the chores and make supper.

By the time I am done with all that stuff, it's already 8PM or 9PM. I then get together with some night owls friends for a few beers, read all night, watch a movie or a tv show, or spend the night awake talking with my signifiant other (who is also a night owl).

If I have a really entertaining night, I might drop to 3 hours of sleep.

I don't have an energy problem and am wide awake. That being said, I have been living that way for as long as I can remember. I take naps when I do get tired.

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