When young men slept less, their bodies released more of the stress-related chemical norepinephrine, especially at night and in the morning, which may be a sign their stress system was overactive.

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Effect of shortened sleep on energy expenditure, core body temperature, and appetite: a human randomised crossover trial

Randomized Controlled Trial

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2017 Jan 10

This study looked at how less sleep affects hunger and body temperature, but it didn’t measure the stress hormone (norepinephrine) mentioned in the claim, so it can’t tell us whether that part is true or not.

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Effect of shortened sleep on energy expenditure, core body temperature, and appetite: a human randomised crossover trial

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DOI: 10.1038/srep39640

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