Sleep: Why It's Vital to Your Health Jose Colon, MD, MPH Learning Objectives Enhance your understanding of the connections between nutrition, weight, and sleep. Sleep health is not commonly included in most medical school curriculum. Males between the ages of 30-60 years have a 25% incidence of sleep apnea. Chronic insomnia affects 30-40% of the population. Medications are not first-line therapy for insomnia. Narcolepsy symptoms typically begin a decade before one receives an appropriate diagnosis. Sleep deprivation leads directly to weight gain. Sleep-related fatigue is estimated to cost businesses ~$150 billion a year. Watch Now