Do you think when we sleep we save a small amount of energy or a large amount of energy? 'If one considers the amount of positive energy storage needed to explain the obesity epidemic is 50 calories a day, the energy savings represented by sleep is physiologically meaningful." Kenneth Wright, lead author of the study and Director of Colorado University's Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory says. So does that answer your question? Studies show that missing a whole night of sleep burns close to 135 calories for example this would be equal to 2 slices of bread. This experiment included seven young adults with others required to stay in bed and follow a diet for three days. The first day was a typical day with 16 hours awake and eight hours of sleep, and Day 2 equaled 40 hours of total sleep followed by eight hours of recovery. This conclusion came out to be that compared to a regular night of sleep, the energy level by the peoples 24 hours of sleep increased about seven percent and the energy level to five percent. The study did prove that there is correlation between the wake and sleep cycle we go through and how our own body uses energy. "The function of sleep, especially in humans, is considered one of the most important scientific enigmas, There are other functions of sleep that are important and cost energy. " -explains Wright.
In my opinion, this article is very true. I believe that every human needs a good night sleep, especially teens. Teens because of how were growing and how much we have to do in a day, we need the sleep so we get the right amount of energy for the next day. All humans need energy, whether its for the next day or another reason. Everyone needs to get at least 7 minimum hours of sleep each night. Its an important thing that we all need to do for our selfs, our bodys, and us mentally, physically, and socially. This was a very interesting study that they did!
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