Causes stunting children
Sleep will directly affect your child's height development, as the pituitary gland releases growth hormone during sleep. When the pituitary mass of the brain is too large throughout the day, it releases many hormones, such as sex hormones and growth hormones. The growth time of the hormone is most from 10 pm to 1 am and from 5 am to 7 am.
Easy to catch a cold
In deep sleep, the body produces many different substances, including cytokine protein, which is mainly used to prevent infection and disease. Lack of sleep affects the amount of cytokines, reduces the immune system's resistance and is more susceptible to infectious diseases, especially colds.
Risk of obesity
When you eat too much, fat cells produce leptin, signaling the brain stops eating. Inadequate sleep increases ghrelin, inhibits leptin, so sleepless babies can cause obesity.
Reduce resistance
When sleeping, physical strength and internal functions will be restored. If children sleep late, resistance will be reduced, leading to susceptible children, bacteria, pollutants from the environment .
Causes damage to the heart
When children do not sleep enough, they will feel more excited and uncomfortable. When the mood is too exciting, it will increase blood pressure, speed up the heart rate and breathing, and cause cardiovascular disease if this condition lasts for a long time.