Naps Could Put You At A High Risk For Hypertension
Those who nap more on average have a greater risk of developing high blood pressure and stroke, according to The New York Post, and a new analysis published Monday in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.
Having hypertension puts you at risk for heart disease and stroke, which are leading causes of death in the US, according to the CDC.
Geriatric researchers at Central South University in Hunan, China, looked at the sleep habits and medical histories of some 360,000 people in the UK, courtesy of the UK Biobank patient survey database, and found that participants who took naps on most days saw a 24% increase in their likelihood of stroke, and were 12% more likely to be diagnosed with hypertension over time.
The nap factor was even more worrisome in those age 60 and under, as napping most days led to a 20% higher chance of developing high blood pressure. This article freaked Maney out, and he felt like this article was speaking directly to him. He naps. He’s under 60 and he has hypertension!
Link: New York Post
