{"id":9709,"date":"2019-01-22T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T04:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.gomedii.com\/?p=9709"},"modified":"2019-01-21T19:26:55","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T13:56:55","slug":"sleeping-less-than-6-hours-cause-life-threatening-consequences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gomedii.com\/blogs\/english\/health-a2z\/sleeping-less-than-6-hours-cause-life-threatening-consequences\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleeping Less Than 6 Hours Cause Life-Threatening Consequences"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sleeping less than 6 hours a night, or sleeping poorly in a night, can lead to heart-related problems, like hardening of the arteries or a heart stroke<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to a study, people who slept less than six hours were about 27% more likely to be in the one-third public who are facing problems in their arteries as compared to the people who slept for seven to eight hours a night. The scientists found discrete blood<\/a> markers of infection were higher in those who got the least sleep.<\/p>\n

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What Happens When Sleeping less than 6 Hours a Night?<\/h1>\n

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Not getting enough sleep can affect your sex life, cause thinking issues, weaken your immune system<\/a>, and lead to weight gain.<\/p>\n

When you don\u2019t get enough sleep, you may also increase your risk of certain chronic deceases like diabetes<\/a>, cancers<\/a>, and heart disease<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you find yourself in the side of this no-sleep category, then you are not alone. According to research, every 1 in 3 adults is not getting enough sleep.<\/p>\n

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8 Bad Effects of Sleeping Less Than 6 Hours:<\/h2>\n

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Here are the details of what happens to your body when you opt to sleep less than 6 hours a night.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1. Your Heart Suffers<\/h3>\n

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Both less sleeping (less than 5 hours per night) and long sleeping (9 or more hours per night) have a negative impact on heart health, according to research published in the European Heart Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The chances of developing coronary heart disease or having a stroke are highly increased due to less sleep.<\/p>\n

2. Your Cancer Risk Increases<\/h3>\n

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Less sleep can lead to a higher risk of colorectal cancer, breast cancer, and prostate cancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Overnight shift people may take the brunt of this burden. Both men and women who slept 7 or more hours per night had the best mortality rates.<\/p>\n

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3. You Can\u2019t Think<\/h3>\n

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Even missing one night of sleep can lead to some major thinking issues.<\/p>\n

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According to a study, a group of 18 men was given a task to complete. The first task was completed after a full night\u2019s sleep and the next one was completed after skipping a night of sleep.<\/p>\n

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Brain functions including decision-making, memory, reasoning, and problem-solving worsened, along with alertness and reaction time.<\/p>\n

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4. You Forget Stuff<\/h3>\n

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Not only sleeping less than 6 hours a night will make you more forgetful but it is also found that sleep has an impact on memory and learning.<\/p>\n

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According to study, sleep is important to the process of consolidating the things we learn in the brain. So, proper sleep is needed to store new information to memory.<\/p>\n

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5. You Gain Weight<\/h3>\n

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Sleeping less than 6 hours can increase your pounds.<\/p>\n

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According to a study, people who slept less than 5 hours a day, over the time of the three-year were more likely to gain weight<\/a> and gradually become obese.<\/p>\n

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6. Your Risk of Diabetes Increases<\/h3>\n

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People who don\u2019t get enough sleep increase their risk of developing type 2 diabetes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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7. Your Skin Suffers<\/h3>\n

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If all of these health risks are not enough to convince you to get more sleep, then do it for your looks.<\/p>\n

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According to a study, those with Sleep less than 6 hours had more wrinkles, fine lines, uneven skin color, and marked looseness of the skin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Conclusion:<\/h2>\n

Here, we have discussed the life threating effects of sleeping less than 6 hours in the night. Well, proper sleep is important for your mental as well as your physical health. So, try to sleep more than 6 hours in a night and stay healthy and fit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sleeping less than 6 hours a night, or sleeping poorly in a night, can lead to heart-related problems, like hardening of the arteries or a heart stroke. According to a study, people who slept less than six hours were about 27% more likely to be in the one-third public who are facing problems in their <\/p>\n

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