Raising Awareness of Sleep as a Healthy Behavior

Sleep is an essential component of health, and its timing, duration, and quality are critical determinants of health (1). Sleep may play an important role in metabolic regulation, emotion regulation, performance, memory consolidation, brain recuperation processes, and learning (2). Because of the im...

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Main Authors: Geraldine S. Perry, DrPH, RDN, Susheel P. Patil, MD, PhD, Letitia R. Presley-Cantrell, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-08-01
Series:Preventing Chronic Disease
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Online Access:http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/13_0081.htm