Study links sleep to type 2 diabetes

Published date06 March 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
An analysis of data from nearly 250,000 UK adults suggests people sleeping between three and four hours a night may have a 41% higher risk of developing the condition, compared with those who get more than seven hours, while five hours or so of sleep was associated with a 16% higher risk

The researchers said further studies are needed, but added that their work suggests healthy eating alone cannot compensate for chronic sleep deprivation.

Christian Benedict, associate professor and sleep researcher at Uppsala University in Sweden, said...

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