Less than 6 hours of sleep increases mortality rate

Noteworthy result is presented for those who lack sleep due to busy modern life pattern; goes to sleep late and wakes up early.

The research team of Warwick University in UK has researched more than 470,000 people from 8 countries including Japan, USA, Sweden and UK. The research showed people who sleep less than 6 hours per night have the higher risk of dying from heart disease at 48% and stroke at 15% than others.

“Sleep pattern of busy modern people - sleeping late and waking up early – is fatal to their health because lack of sleep causes hormone imbalances, which leads to heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, and obesity,” said the research team.

This research is posted on ‘European Journal of Cardiovascular Studies’, and reported on BBC of UK on June 8^th.

 

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Source: http://health.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/02/10/2011021001775.html