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Article: Sleep deprivation increases as freshmen adjust to college
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- University Wire
- Article date:
- September 17, 2003
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(The Lariat) (U-WIRE) WACO, Texas -- As students' memories of summer
begin to fade along with their tans, many have started to experience
the symptoms of sleep deprivation. Warning signs include glazed eyes,
lack of concentration, anxiety and excessive consumption of caffeine.
According to Meredith Doerries, a Houston senior and nutrition counselor
at Baylor University's Integrated Life Center, sleep deprivation is
an epidemic that affects college students, and its effects are greatly
underestimated.
Tests have shown that sleep-deprived people may have equal or worse
hand-eye coordination while driving than those who have had two alcoholic
beverages. In fact, ...