Alcohol Interferes With the Body’s Ability to Regulate Sleep
Research undertaken at the University of Missouri School of Medicine has revealed that alcohol interferes with brain’s sleep regulating mechanism. Mahesh Thakkar, associate professor and director of research at the MU School of Medicine, together with other researchers studies the effects of alcohol on sleep over a period of five years.
Approximately twenty percent of the adult population in the United States will consume alcohol to help them fall asleep. Alcohol was discovered to promote sleep by altering the individual’s sleep homeostasis shifting sleep duration and also causes disruption of sleep. As such, alcohol should not be used as a sleep aid.
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