Sleeping a lot also causes illness

We all know well, too little sleep can be harmful to health. However, a new study reveals that frequent sleeping too much can even lead to worse consequences.

A study by the Pharmaceutical Institute for Sleep in the US for more than 50,000 people found out, people who sleep too little or too much tend to be prone to a range of physical and mental problems.

Specifically, people who struggle to "sleep out" about 6 hours every night face the risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, obesity and mental illness. In contrast, scientists claim that taking too much rest is not necessarily good for health.

Sleeping too little (less than 6 hours / night) or sleeping too much (over 10 hours / night) increases your risk of developing coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, obesity and mental illness.(Photo: Corbis)

Too much sleep, more than 10 hours a day also brings similar health risks to sleep less. And according to the study, the risk of developing coronary heart disease, stroke and diabetes is even higher in people who sleep a lot.

Meanwhile, an optimal sleep duration of 7-9 hours / night helps reduce the risk of these diseases and may be useful for those who are suffering from common diseases of the group. 45 years old.

Scientists have discovered that the relationship between sleep duration is not conducive to health (less than 6 hours or more than 10 hours per night) and diseases can be explained in part due to mental fatigue. piercing and obesity.

Sleep expert Dr Safwan Badr explains: "A healthy, balanced lifestyle is not just limited to diet and exercise. Your time and way of sleeping is as important as What you eat or how you train your body It is important that adults need to aim for 7-9 hours of sleep each night to get the health benefits of sleep. useful for people struggling with a chronic disease. "

According to Dr. Badr, common sleep diseases, including insomnia and sleep apnea, often occur in people with certain chronic illnesses and can prevent you from "getting better".

"So if you wake up in a state of exhaustion, consult a specialist to see if there is a problem. If you are diagnosed with a certain disease about sleep, its treatment may improve. Significantly improve your symptoms and your quality of life , " Mr. Badr said.