Why deep sleep helps build muscle, burn fat, and boost brainpower

healthy. Bodybuilders, for example, rely on deep sleep to boost levels of growth hormone, which builds muscle and burns fat. Teenagers also need plenty of sleep to reach their full height. But scientists have long wondered why missing out on sleep—especially the deep, early part of the night called non-REM sleep—reduces the release of growth […]

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