Less sleep could lead to heart disease, obesity

By Katrina Jones Jan 20th, 2012 ( 1 Comment )

Washington: Researchers have suggested that people who suffer from sleep disturbance three nights per week or more are at a major risk for obesity, diabetes and heart disease.

A new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, analyzing the data of over 130,000 people, also indicates that general sleep disturbance (difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, and/or sleeping too much) may play a role in the development of cardiovascular and metabolic disorders.

Patients with sleep disturbances at least three nights per week on average were 35 percent more likely to be obese, 54 percent more likely to have diabetes, 98 percent more likely to have coronary artery disease, 80 percent more likely to have had a heart attack, and 102 percent more likely to have had a stroke.