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/ Risk of weekend cravings /

Weekend cravings and staying up late during
Saturday and Sunday have negative consequences.
Some data showed that when a person has a two-
hour difference in the time of going to bed every
week, compared to a person who has only half an
hour difference, then it is equivalent to sleeping 30
minutes less every night.

Why does this happen? This is similar to jetlag when
082 we travel. When the physical clock of the body is
different from the actual time, we have difficulty
falling asleep at night and feel sleepy during the
day. This is why many people have Monday blues.
Dr Till Roenneberg, professor of the Institute of
Medical Psychology at the University of Munich
estimated that every hour of social jetlag increases
the likelihood of being overweight or obese by about
33%.