Developmental changes in sleep biology and potential effects on adolescent behavior and caffeine use
Carskadon, Mary A. ; Tarokh, Leila
In: Nutrition Reviews, 2014, vol. 72, p. 60-64
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- Adolescent development includes changes in the biological regulatory processes for the timing of sleep. Circadian rhythm changes and changes to the sleep-pressure system (sleep homeostasis) during adolescence both favor later timing of sleep. These changes, combined with prevailing social pressures, are responsible for most teens sleeping too late and too little; those who sleep least report consuming more caffeine. Although direct research findings are scarce, the likelihood of use and abuse of caffeine-laden products grows across the adolescent years due, in part, to excessive sleepiness