{"id":9653,"date":"2020-01-11T15:18:53","date_gmt":"2020-01-11T13:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/?p=9653"},"modified":"2020-01-22T13:00:07","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T11:00:07","slug":"can-sleeping-too-much-lead-to-your-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/en\/can-sleeping-too-much-lead-to-your-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Sleeping Too Much Lead To Your Death?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/white-2565766__340-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/white-2565766__340-1.jpg 448w, https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/white-2565766__340-1-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sleep<\/strong> has been a target area for <strong>several research and studies.<\/strong> Just like it&#8217;s recommended to get <strong>7-8 hours of sleep per night<\/strong>, experts also warn about the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/en\/not-sleeping-well-is-worse-for-you-than-you-thought\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"side effects (se abre en una nueva pesta\u00f1a)\">side effects<\/a> of sleeping too much<\/strong>. In fact, it has been found that <strong>sleeping over 8 hours a day can cause to an early death.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12889-018-5557-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Researchers (se abre en una nueva pesta\u00f1a)\">Researchers<\/a> from<strong> Seoul National University, in South Korea<\/strong> shared their shocking findings, in a study that<strong> targeted over 133,608 adults.<\/strong> In this article, we summarize for you <strong>why can sleeping too much lead to your death. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Is &#8221;Too Much&#8221; Sleep?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/brain-3168269__340-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/brain-3168269__340-1.png 564w, https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/brain-3168269__340-1-300x181.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Study leader <strong>Claire Kim<\/strong>&nbsp;defines &#8221;oversleeping&#8221; as getting <strong>more than 7 hours of sleep per night<\/strong>. In fact, according to her findings, both categories of people who get more than <strong>10 hours of sleep, or less than 6 hours, are in danger of premature death. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, a <strong>healthy sleeping schedule<\/strong> is different based on age groups. <strong>Children<\/strong> for example, often <strong>need more hours of sleep than adults.<\/strong> The study analyzed the <strong>case of adults between 40 and 69 years old<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Naps Could Be Deadly<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/baby-22194__340.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9657\" width=\"561\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/baby-22194__340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/baby-22194__340-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the findings of this research, <strong>both men and women who slept over 8 hours a day (yes, this includes long naps<\/strong>) were &#8221;40 percent more likely to have at least three health conditions linked to <strong>premature mortality&#8221;,<\/strong> as claimed by Kim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, sleeping too much is related to increasing sugar levels in the blood, and lowering your cholesterol. Moreover, <strong>both significantly increase the risk of strokes, diabetes and early death. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sleep Guidelines\u00a0For a Longer Life<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/photo-1475204257634-df83964505c0.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9666\" width=\"440\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/photo-1475204257634-df83964505c0.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/photo-1475204257634-df83964505c0-300x294.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to <strong>avoid the consequences of sleeping too much<\/strong> on your health, try to organize your<strong> sleeping schedule.<\/strong> The study insists that adults need more than<strong> six hours of sleep daily,<\/strong> but less<strong> than 8 hours. <\/strong>However, men undergo more risk, as they <strong>have a 12 percent more risk of early death <\/strong>if constantly sleeping less than 8 hours a day. As oppose to women, who, in some cases, <strong>get away with sleeping less than the recommended amount. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Photos: Pixabay, Unsplash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent studies explain that sleeping too much can lead to death. 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