The Benefits of Sleep ' Revenge ' on the Weekend

The society believes the sleeping enough at night is one of the best ways of maintaining health. It's been a lot of evidence that people are too busy working and sleep deprivation tends to have a less physical condition. Cancer, diabetes, and heart of stalking those who don't get enough sleep.

Not long ago, a study led by Professor Torbjorn Akerstedt from the Stress Research Institute at Stockholm University showed new facts matter to bed. In his research mentioned that much sleep ' ' revenge ' over the weekend were able to suppress the risk of premature death.

Offered from the Independent, sleep at the weekend were able to replace the lack of sleep experienced within five working days. Researchers analyze how lack of sleep on weekdays and the weekend could affect the death rate.

Data collected from 43,880 participants. For 13 years the scientists observe the lifestyle and medical record throughout the participating organizations. In it including factors such as smoking habit to drink coffee. From the results of the study known to those aged under 65 years who slept five hours or less on weekends have a death risk rate of 52 percent higher than those who slept six to seven hours.

However, the same age group but sleep less than five hours at the weekend could have death rates similar to those who slept six to seven hours on the weekend. Provided that, in the days of work they also sleep is enough for six to seven hours per day.

Scientists also found that the habits of sleep more than eight hours a day are associated with increased rates of death due to serious illness.  "Possible, sleep enough in a weekend could replace the lost sleep time in time work days, " conclusions from the study.

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