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Why going to bed late may not be the best idea for your health

Sure, it’s fun to stay up late, talk to the Moon, watch movies that make you hug your blanket tighter and enjoy the night’s silence, but have you ever asked yourself if going to bed late causes any ill effects to your health? We have and it does! Here is how …
Body mass gain
That’s right – staying up late might bring additional pounds and destroy all the hard work you have done sweating in the gym before. And the worst thing about it is that it will catch you completely unaware!How does going to bed late affect body mass?
First of all, staying up late increases appetite and late night eating is the worst kind since it burdens the body, decreases the overall quality of sleep, and the calories eaten during the night often end up going directly into body fat. Recent studies from the USA have also confirmed the connection between body mass and usual time of going to bed – the later people go to sleep, the farther the indicator on the scale moves.Insomnia
Staying up past midnight and then sleeping almost until noon is not a problem, right? You still get plenty of sleep, no matter what time you go to bed … Wrong!Getting to bed late messes up your natural sleeping cycle
Going to bed late from time to time is generally not a problem; but doing this regularly is. It disturbs your natural circadian rhythms, which may eventually cause insomnia – problems with falling asleep and staying asleep, which in turn brings various other potential health problems.Impaired fertility
Who would have thought – researchers have found out that going to bed late can actually have a negative effect on fertility, especially in women.How can going to bed late affect fertility?
Melatonin is a hormone responsible for protecting women’s eggs from oxidative stress. Exposure to light at night decreases the production of melatonin in the body, potentially harming women’s eggs in the long term.