New study published in the journal SLEEP reveals that not only under-sleeping, but also over-sleeping is connected with health problems.
"Sleeping longer doesn't necessarily mean you're sleeping well," study researcher Janet B. Croft, Ph.D., says.
"When and how you sleep is just as important as what you eat or how you exercise."
For the study the researchers took 54,269 adults (ages 45 and older) and looked at sleep duration and prevalence of chronic health conditions.
Approximately 31 percent of the people in the study reported getting six or fewer hours of sleep a night, 64.8 percent reported getting seven to nine hours a night, and 4.1 percent reported getting 10 or more hours of sleep a night.
According to the results, 6 or fewer or 10 or more hours were linked with excessive weight, mental distress, stroke, diabetes and heart disease.
"Further prospective studies are needed to determine how mental health and maintenance of a normal weight may interact with sleep duration to prevent chronic diseases," researchers wrote in the study.
This is not the first time health problems are associated with getting too little and too much sleep. A study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 61st Annual Scientific Session last year showed that under- and over-sleeping raises the risk of heart problems.
"Sleeping longer doesn't necessarily mean you're sleeping well," study researcher Janet B. Croft, Ph.D., says.
"When and how you sleep is just as important as what you eat or how you exercise."
For the study the researchers took 54,269 adults (ages 45 and older) and looked at sleep duration and prevalence of chronic health conditions.
Approximately 31 percent of the people in the study reported getting six or fewer hours of sleep a night, 64.8 percent reported getting seven to nine hours a night, and 4.1 percent reported getting 10 or more hours of sleep a night.
According to the results, 6 or fewer or 10 or more hours were linked with excessive weight, mental distress, stroke, diabetes and heart disease.
"Further prospective studies are needed to determine how mental health and maintenance of a normal weight may interact with sleep duration to prevent chronic diseases," researchers wrote in the study.
This is not the first time health problems are associated with getting too little and too much sleep. A study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 61st Annual Scientific Session last year showed that under- and over-sleeping raises the risk of heart problems.
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