Don't Take It Lightly, These Are The 5 Bad Effects Of Staying Up Late!

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JAKARTA - Do you often stay up late? If so, did you know that staying up late can have bad effects on the body?

In fact, the body needs enough sleep to improve physical and mental condition. However, lack of sleep certainly affects many things, from physical, emotional, and other daily activities.

Don't make staying up late a habit, let's look at some of the bad effects of staying up late below!

The skin looks older

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If you feel that your skin looks older than your age, this could be one of the effects of staying up late. Lack of sleep causes the body to release more of the hormone cortisol (stress hormone).

This hormone breaks down collagen in the skin. As a result, dark circles appear under the eyes, lines of aging, the skin becomes dull and pale. Because in fact, collagen is a protein that functions to make skin firmer and more elastic.

Dark circles under the eyes appear as a result of the dilation of blood vessels behind the thin skin.

Gain weight

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Staying up late can also have an impact on weight gain. Quoted from Health, the average person who sleeps late at night tends to eat more high-calorie and high-carbohydrate snacks in large portions.

In addition, when you stay up late the brain will signal the body to continue eating. So, it can cause weight gain to the risk of obesity.

Increase the risk of high blood pressure

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Another bad effect of staying up late is increasing the risk of high blood pressure. Still quoted from the Health page, according to Andrew Varga, MD, an assistant professor of medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine and Mount Sinai Health System, saying that lifestyle patterns such as unhealthy eating, lack of sleep and lack of exercise can increase the risk of high blood pressure.

Increases the risk of depression

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Depression is also one of the bad effects of staying up late. In a 2015 study published in the journal Depression and Anxiety, people who were sleep deprived were more likely to experience depression and anxiety than people who slept regularly.

In fact, recent research has shown that lack of sleep can also make it more difficult for a person to control emotions.

Triggers an increase in blood sugar levels

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The bad effects of staying up late can cause an increase in blood sugar levels. A 2013 study found that people with type 2 diabetes who had trouble sleeping were linked to poor glycemic control.

In fact, other studies on diabetics have also shown that staying up late is closely related to unhealthy cholesterol levels.