Short sleep simultaneously disrupts hormonal regulation, metabolism, muscle recovery, and appetite control rather than damaging a single system. Six controlled studies document measurable physiological damage across multiple interconnected biological pathways. — Photo by Greg Pappas on Unsplash (Unsplash License)
Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD, is Editor-in-Chief of the Georgian Medical Journal and Chair of the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). He is Professor and Head of the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences at David Tvildiani Medical University, and Secretary/Treasurer of the UEMS Section of Public Health. ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.
