from Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Here is another story about risks of too
little or too much sleep. A study in the
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &
Metabolism found men who sleep either
fewer or more hours than the average of
seven hours a night may increase their risk
of developing diabetes. Men in the study
with either less or more than average
sleep had higher blood sugar levels and
were more likely to have impaired ability
to process sugar. This is the first study to
show opposite effects of lost sleep in men
and women, since women in the study did
not appear to increase their risk of
diabetes with too much or too little sleep.
However, the researchers say even if you
are healthy, sleeping too much or too little
can have detrimental effects on your
health.