London-Sana
A recent study found that sleeping less than five hours is linked to the deterioration of human health and the emergence of serious diseases.
And the British Sky News network quoted the study conducted by researchers from the “UCL” Institute of Epidemiology and Diseases in Britain with researchers from the University of California, America: Sleeping for five hours or less has serious repercussions of increasing the chances of diabetes, high blood pressure and clots on different levels. its types.
The study, which spanned about 25 years, included age groups ranging from fifty to seventy years, and its focus was on the relationship of chronic diseases to lack of sleep in this specific age group. For people aged 50 to 60, it was associated, for example, with a 25 percent increased risk of death.
The study concluded that the period of sleep should range between 7 and 9 continuous hours per day, and it is recommended to take a nap during the day, provided that its duration does not exceed 30 minutes, because exceeding this period will affect the quality of sleep at night.
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