Daytime snoozers beware! You may be at a higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes as scientists from United Kingdom (UK) have claimed in their recent study.
‘The chances of Type 2 diabetes might be increased by 26% due to short-term or disturbed sleep in daytime’, claim researchers from University of Birmingham in their recent studies based on napping habits of 16,480 people.
This is because of lack of sleep in the night, lesser activities in the day and unhealthy lifestyles, said Dr Shahrad Taheri, the lead researcher from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
The chance of risk rises when the napper is obese and has a history of diabetes, researchers claimed.
The researchers claimed that regular dozers are less likely to sleep well at night, and 68 percent out of 16,480 older people in China, who participated in this research, are habitual of regular naps.
Not only the daily snoozers, but if anyone naps once in a week is on a higher risk of developing diabetes in the comparison of those, who never snooze.
Thus, there is an obvious link between sleeping for short-term period and diabetes, claimed researchers.
However, they added that disturbed sleep or napping are less significant factor than already established risk factors like obesity, overage and family diabetes history.
“Our research provides us with an additional insight on the risk factors behind Type 2 diabetes and as the number of people with Type 2 diabetes keeps increasing, it is crucial that we do everything we can to help prevent people from developing the condition,” cited Taheri.
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