Sleep like a Golden Apple
Sleeping in Minecraft now provides more than just health regeneration and respawn point reset - it also grants tangible bonuses! Upon waking up, your character receives a whole set of beneficial effects that will aid in world exploration and combat.
After waking up, you receive the following temporary enhancements:
• Absorption - extra hearts for 4 minutes
• Speed - increased movement speed for 4 minutes
• Resistance - reduced damage taken for 4 minutes
There's also a minor side effect - hunger lasting 8 seconds. If needed, this effect can be disabled using the command /gamerule sleephunger false.