Social Jet Lag

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A phenomenon where individuals accumulate sleep debt during the week and try to 'sleep it off' on weekends. This creates a chronic disturbance to circadian biology, akin to flying between time zones every week, leading to negative health impacts.

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#48–Matt Walker, Ph.D., on Sleep (Part 2 of 3): Heart disease, cancer, causes of sleep disruption...

#48–Matt Walker, Ph.D., on Sleep (Part 2 of 3): Heart disease, cancer, causes of sleep disruption...

Peter Attia MD

A phenomenon where individuals accumulate sleep debt during the week and try to 'sleep it off' on weekends. This creates a chronic disturbance to circadian biology, akin to flying between time zones every week, leading to negative health impacts.