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Weekend relaxation can threaten your heart!
Do you tend to sleep more on weekends? Beware; you are more likely to experience a \'social jet lag,\' which is associated with the increased risk of heart disease, researchers warned.
Do you tend to sleep more on weekends? Beware; you are more likely to experience a 'social jet lag,' which is associated with the increased risk of heart disease, researchers warned.
Findings show that each hour of social jet lag which occurs when one goes to bed and wakes up much later on weekends than the week days is associated with an increase of heart threat till 11 per cent. This jet lag also leads to decline in health, mood swings, increased sleepiness and fatigue.
"These results indicate that sleep regularity itself plays a significant role on our health”, said lead author and research assistant from the University of Arizona, United States of America, Sierra B Forbush.
"This suggests that a regular sleep schedule may be an effective, relatively simple and inexpensive preventative treatment for heart diseases as well as many other health problems," Forbush added.
According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommendations, adults should sleep seven or more hours per night on a regular basis to promote optimal health.
For the study published recently, in the journal ‘Sleep’, the team analysed the survey responses from 984 adults between the age groups of 22 and 60.
Social jet lag was assessed using the sleep timing questionnaire and was calculated by subtracting weekday from weekend sleep midpoint.
Overall health was self-reported using a standard scale. Survey questions also assessed sleep duration, insomnia, cardiovascular disease, fatigue and sleepiness.
