Sleeping in on weekends is good for the heart: What research has shown
Sleeping an extra hour or two on the weekends can reduce the risk of high blood pressure, a study shows. Scientists have largely asserted that people should keep regular bedtimes and wake-up times, maintaining a consistent sleep schedule across the week, including weekends.
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- Fact 1: The findings, presented on Sunday at the European Society of Cardiology’s annual congress in Munich, Germany, were based on a seven‑year study of 40,727 adults in South Korea.
- Fact 2: These were adults from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, studied from 2016 to 2023.
- Fact 3: However, this was only the case when lie-ins were kept at a moderate length – about one to two hours of extra sleep with an optimal increase of about one hour and 37 minutes.
- Fact 4: In all, weekend catch-up sleep was associated with a 6 percent decrease in the chances of high blood pressure.
Sleeping an extra hour or two on the weekends can reduce the risk of high blood pressure, a study shows. Scientists have largely asserted that people should keep regular bedtimes and wake-up times, maintaining a consistent sleep schedule across the week, including weekends.
But the new study questions that view, building on other recent research that suggests weekend lie-ins – and extra sleep more broadly – are good for the heart and overall health. What does the latest study say? The findings, presented on Sunday at the European Society of Cardiology’s annual congress in Munich, Germany, were based on a seven‑year study of 40,727 adults in South Korea.
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