It is practically a common belief that for people who have to forego sleep, turning towards food as an alternative source of energy can more or less make up for the lack of rest or sleep. However, this does not entirely hold true. Sizing up the human body in making do with overeating in lieu of lack of sleep can lead towards unhealthy circumstances.Worst, it may even lead to foregoing the whole itinerary of sleep since people will most likely not get the required amount of sleep and will end up being overweight. It may be weird to note that people think that lesser sleep and allowing food to take its place can control the body hormones. This is entirely untrue and a person is also submitting himself towards more health hazards rather than avoiding them.
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