It can add life energy, however, can harm.
If you take a NAP longer than 40 minutes increases the likelihood of developing diseases associated with metabolic disorders.
To such conclusion came the scientists from the United States. His discovery was announced during the 65th annual scientific sessions of the American College of cardiology.
In addition, if you sleep longer than 40 minutes – this leads to a rise in blood pressure, cholesterol and improve blood sugar levels.
The researchers conducted 21 study involving 30 237 people from Europe and Asia. Physicians interested in sleep if the respondents and if so, for how long. The obtained data were compared with clinical information about the health of the people.
Those who slept less than 40 minutes a day, the risk of developing the above problems was much lower. But NAPs lasting 1.5 hours increased the risk of these problems by 50%.
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