What happens to your body when you sleep less than six hours a night?

One in three adults consistently fails to achieve a healthy amount of sleep.

In today’s fast-paced, "always-on" world, sacrificing sleep to accommodate work demands, scroll 'just five minutes longer", or socialising has become common - which would be fine if we weren't killing ourselves slowly.

In fact, one in three adults consistently fails to achieve a healthy amount of sleep. While this might sound like a normal thing and just another part of adulthood, sleep is not just passive downtime; it is a biological necessity that repairs tissues, balances hormones, and strengthens the immune system.

Drawing on an analysis of over 47 million sleep records from Discovery, with clinical data, researchers have painted a stark picture of the modern sleep epidemic.

Here is exactly what happens to your body and mind when you consistently log less than six hours of rest a night.