A Consultant Family and Lifestyle Medicine Physician, Dr Moyosore Makinde, has revealed that over 700 genes in the human body can be affected when an individual fails to get adequate sleep.
She made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Tuesday, in commemoration of the 2024 World Sleep Day (WSD).
NAN reports that WSD is celebrated annually on March 15 to raise awareness about the significance of sleep and the ills of sleep deprivation.
The 2024 World Sleep Day has ‘Sleep Equity for Global Health’ as its theme.
Makinde, who is also the President, Society of Lifestyle Medicine of Nigeria, said sleep deprivation could have social,
economic and health implications.
The physician said, “Sleep deprivation is usually caused by intentional human behavior such as watching TV, viewing social media on phones, night shifts, night study, night travel and even night vigils.
“All these activities can disrupt the circadian rhythm, which is the body’s biological clock.
