In addition, the production of growth hormone peaks during non - REM sleep, with some teenagers producing as much as 50 times more growth hormone at night than during the day.
Po kështu, gjatë gjumit jo - LShS, prodhimi i hormonit të rritjes arrin kulmin dhe te disa adoleshentë ky hormon prodhohet gati 50 herë më shumë natën, sesa ditën.