Researchers from the UCL Institute for Epidemiology and Diseases in Britain and the University of California conducted the study, which found that sleeping for five hours or less increased the risk of contracting two or more chronic diseases including cancer, heart disease, or diabetes.
The study, whose findings were published in the “Plus One” magazine, followed age groups from fifty to seventy years old for around 25 years. Its main focus was on the association between chronic diseases and insufficient sleep in this particular age group.
According to the study, chronic health issues are most prone to emerge in the elderly because of their lack of sleep.
The researchers noted that persons over the age of fifty who get less than five hours of sleep each night had a 20% higher risk of getting a chronic illness.
The study also discovered that a five-hour sleep window or less was associated with a 25% higher risk of death in persons between the ages of fifty and sixty.
The study also showed that as people age, their sleep patterns alter and may get better or worse depending on their health, environment, and geographic location.
In general, the study recommended getting sufficient of quality sleep because it allows one to unwind and improves both physical and mental health.
Dr., an expert in internal medicine and sleep medicine,
Hadi Jardaq, it is advised that the duration of sleep ranges between 7 and 9 hours a day, pointing out that some people believed to be satisfied with a few hours of sleep is incorrect, because they will suffer drowsiness and lack of focus and headache the next day.
Lack of sleep’s risk.
copies of studies that show how sleep deprivation increases the risk of developing major illnesses
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