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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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Post by seivan »

aidos wrote: post #7

I've had one of those crazy weeks that I haven't had for a long time – up until 5-6 in the morning and then back at it again a few hours later. There were times where I almost forgot to eat and then would suddenly find myself starving. A lot of the time I ended up raiding the house for chocolate and other munchy food. I was surprised by the behaviour but put it down to the lack of sleep. Anecdotal, but I definitely n…

Yup. This is scary how I just saw this article. I've been up 4 days. Coffee and Coke (the sugar kind). Bit more than I could chew with what should have been a hard coded feature into a full blown lib. I can feel how my short term memory is down 50%.

Re: Poor Sleep Gives You the Munchies, Study Says

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Post by mikeash »

colmvp wrote: post #19
mlevy wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Almost nothing is universal. You could have a study that says, "Falling out of an airplane from 30,000ft is deadly" and you can still find counterexamples. So I agree, it doesn't need to be explicitly stated at every turn.

Re: Poor Sleep Gives You the Munchies, Study Says

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Post by matwood »

Raphmedia wrote: post #20
EC1 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 (…

Some people actually need less sleep. I think this has been studied. A couple years ago there were a bunch of articles about Kobe Bryant and how little sleep he needs while practicing polyphasic sleep patterns.

Re: Poor Sleep Gives You the Munchies, Study Says

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Post by BurningFrog »

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.

For a lot of people, sleep isn't just something you can turn on at will.

I'd love to get 8 hours a night, and I definitely would make time for it. But I can't.

Enjoy your good sleep health!

Re: Poor Sleep Gives You the Munchies, Study Says

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Post by [deleted] »

BurningFrog wrote: post #30
ra1n85 wrote: post #25

I would imagine that in some cases this eventually leads to obesity, which then becomes a self-perpetuating cycle. Those with obesity are more likely to have sleep apnea, which disturbs sleep even further.

Mercifully, the cycle ends with the eternal sleep of death.

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Re: Poor Sleep Gives You the Munchies, Study Says

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Post by mikeash »

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.

Maybe you should find out, instead of talking about how you don't have this problem and therefore don't understand it.

What's next? "I don't understand how people don't have money"?

Re: Poor Sleep Gives You the Munchies, Study Says

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Post by endemic »

aidos wrote: post #7

I've had one of those crazy weeks that I haven't had for a long time – up until 5-6 in the morning and then back at it again a few hours later. There were times where I almost forgot to eat and then would suddenly find myself starving. A lot of the time I ended up raiding the house for chocolate and other munchy food. I was surprised by the behaviour but put it down to the lack of sleep. Anecdotal, but I definitely n…

As the father of newborn twins, I concur.

Re: Poor Sleep Gives You the Munchies, Study Says

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Post by robodale »

endemic wrote: post #38
aidos wrote: post #7

I've had one of those crazy weeks that I haven't had for a long time – up until 5-6 in the morning and then back at it again a few hours later. There were times where I almost forgot to eat and then would suddenly find myself starving. A lot of the time I ended up raiding the house for chocolate and other munchy food. I was surprised by the behaviour but put it down to the lack of sleep. Anecdotal, but I definitely n…

As the father of newborn twins, I concur.

Congrats on your twins! ...my condolences regarding your free/down time.

Re: Poor Sleep Gives You the Munchies, Study Says

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Post by spoiler »

BurningFrog wrote: post #30
ra1n85 wrote: post #25

I would imagine that in some cases this eventually leads to obesity, which then becomes a self-perpetuating cycle. Those with obesity are more likely to have sleep apnea, which disturbs sleep even further.

Mercifully, the cycle ends with the eternal sleep of death.

Maybe this was intended as a joke, but the sad truth is that more often that not, sometimes people consider this option. I myself came relatively close to committing suicide, but was pulled out of this vicious cycle by a friend.

A lot of people develop this depression this way, or they became this way because of depression. It's concerning that people often underestimate depression and consider it a synonym for sadness or melancholy. Depression is—for the sake of simplification—an emotional and mental cancer.

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