A sleep deficit can be a major factor in the development of a number of diseases. Of them doctors have identified the four most dangerous in its consequences to the body.
In particular, a study carried out by researchers at the University of Chicago, showed that people who sleep less over a long period of time, begin to develop obesity and prediabetes. According to scientists, people who slept for four hours, in the blood increased concentration of fatty acids that reduce the body’s ability to regulate sugar levels.
Moreover, lack of sleep can contribute to the development of cardiovascular diseases. So. according to the data, which were presented at the Congress of the European society of cardiology, men who sleep badly, the probability of myocardial infarction exceeded 2.6 times the risk of stroke by 1.5 times.
Systematic lack of sleep is associated with high risk of Alzheimer’s disease, for example, are the results of research scientists from Johns Hopkins University. Scientists have noted that patients who complain of poor sleep, in the brain and observed increased amount of beta-amyloid deposits, which can be a cause of Alzheimer’s disease, and to accelerate its development.
Available today, the scientific data indicate the connection of lack of sleep with the development of ulcerative colitis -inflammatory disease of the mucous membranes of the intestine. It was found that the risk of the disease increased, if the dream lasted up to six hours or less.
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