Which of the following has been linked to a significant increase (45%) in the risk of a stroke?
- Sleeping on stomach
- Snoring
- Too much sleep
- Napping
Answer: Too much sleep
Almost everyone is aware of the health risks associated with getting too little sleep, right? Now a disturbing new study has found that too much sleep also has severe impact on our health.
According to this article:
After adjusting for age and sex, researchers found long sleeps (more than eight hours) were associated with a significant (45%) increase in the risk of stroke.
For more details and to find out the recommended amount of sleep view the original article here.