A higher sleep disturbance score was associated with a higher cholesterol level, higher blood pressure, higher body mass index (a measurement of body fat based on height and weight) and a larger waist size -- all potential risk factors for heart disease.Yes that would be the easy answer. But there is no evidence suggesting that works.
"In addition to these health risks, previous studies have shown that poor sleep also negatively impacts school performance. Parents should monitor caffeine intake, bedtimes and bedrooms overloaded with media," study senior author Dr. Brian McCrindle, a cardiologist at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, said in a journal news release.
Efforts to improve sleep habits early in life could be an important way to prevent heart disease later in life, the researchers suggested.
And it won't. Because this is not a matter of sleep deprivation, it's an infection.
An ubiquitous and thus completely ignored infection...
