Monday, January 1, 2007

Sleep Deprivation affects Appetite Regulation

At this time of year, there are at least half a dozen items vying for your attention, and adequate sleep is often overlooked.

One of the most extreme examples of sleep deprivation was in the case of the window-washer who fell asleep on the job. Passersby in Nashville noticed something odd about the window washer at the 20th floor of a bank building. Firefighters were called to the scene, woke him and got him to descend from the dizzying height. Nashville Fire Chief Henry Booker admitted, “It’s unusual to fall asleep outside while on scaffolding that high up.”

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