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Can getting caught up on sleep over the weekends help people avoid heart disease, even if they are sleep-deprived during the week?
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Oct. 2024
When individuals are sleep-deprived, the body essentially enters a state of malnutrition.
—Dr. Peter H. Diamandis, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
Justin and Hailey Bieber matching last year Photo: Getty Images
With a newborn at home, Justin and Hailey are likely sleep-deprived.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
The men were all feeling sleep-deprived this week, so Gary and Charles L. stocked up on some sleep aids — melatonin, ear plugs, etc. — at the drugstore.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Ashwini, hungover and sleep-deprived from a pre-departure get-together with friends, browsed the notices on a bulletin board while her sister and friend checked in.
—Longreads, 10 Sep. 2024
The automatic nature of these interactions—which seem to peak around 4 am every night—has left neighbors bewildered and sleep-deprived.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 13 Aug. 2024
When the new parents are sleep-deprived and otherwise not at their best, the stage may be set for conflict.
—Susan Adcox, Parents, 31 July 2024
Short-term sleep loss can also lead you to crave foods that are higher in fat and sugar because your body produces extra cortisol, the stress hormone, when you’re sleep-deprived, says Michael Breus, a clinical psychologist and sleep medicine specialist in Hermosa Beach, Calif.
—Jamie Friedlander Serrano, TIME, 2 July 2024
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“Sleep-deprived.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep-deprived. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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