What effects does sleep deprivation have on your body?

Question:

I know that being tired is your body telling you, that you need to rest, but if you ignore that what type of effects does it take on you body and mind? Are there any seriouse effects that could cause long term problems or damage?

Answers:
The effects, both long and short term are terrible. The worst part is that most people ignore these symptoms which only aggravates the problem in the long term.

Mark Mahowald, a professor of neurology at the University of Minnesota Medical School: "One complete night of sleep deprivation is as impairing in simulated driving tests as a legally intoxicating blood-alcohol level."

A week of sleep deprivation leads the body to act as if it were at more advanced stages of aging or even signs similar to type 2 diabetese.

Check the sources for further details, don't want to make this too long and wordy.
Take care of yourself and get some good sleep!

Weight gain and lack of/decrease in concentration to name a couple.

Different systems in the body will begin to shut down, depth perception will be bad, judgement will be poor...etc etc etc

What effects does sleep deprivation have on your body?

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