As anyone who has ever struggled to keep his or her eyes open after a big meal knows, eating can induce sleepiness. New research in fruit flies suggests that, conversely, being hungry may provide a way to stay awake without feeling groggy or mentally challenged.Eat less fatsos and become less stupid.
Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis found that starvation allows the need for nourishment to push aside the need for sleep. Like humans and rats, fruit flies cannot survive without sleep. But in a line of flies engineered to be sensitive to sleep deprivation, starvation nearly tripled the amount of time they could survive without sleep.
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Being Hungry May Provide A Way To Stay Awake Without Feeling Groggy Or Mentally Challenged
Might explain why the fat are mentally challenged as they over-sate their hunger.
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