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Thursday, June 8, 2017

Weekend lie-ins are hurting your health - Research

Researchers at the University of Arizona-Tuscon reveal that “social jet lag” — the idea that staying up later and sleeping in on the weekend — ends up making you more tired than if you maintained a regular schedule all seven days.

And that extra exhaustion can lead to serious illness.

The study of adults from ages 22 to 60 shows that an hour social jet lag meant a 28% increase in the likelihood of self-reported fair or poor health and an 11% increase in heart disease over people who went to bed at the same time every night.

 
“These results indicate that sleep regularity, beyond sleep duration alone, plays a significant role in our health," lead author Sierra Forbush told Eureka Alert.

It’s not the first time bad sleep patterns have been blamed for dragging us down. Previous researchers found links between social jet lag and obesity, smoking, drinking, depression and, of course, excessive caffeine consumption.

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