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.
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