Napping for more than an hour increases the risk of developing diabetes
Taking a nap of more than an hour increases the risk of developing diabetes. According to a September 15 BBC report, people who nap for at least an hour each day have a 45% higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes* than those who don't.
*Type 2 diabetes: Adult diabetes that is more likely to develop due to overeating, lack of exercise, stress, or increasing age.
Professor Kyoei Yamada of the University of Tokyo, Japan, presented the correlation between diabetes and napping at the European Diabetes Society by analyzing data from a total of 307,237 people from the East and the West. The analysis found that people who took naps of more than 60 minutes had a 45 percent higher risk of type 2 diabetes.
Prolonged naps can cause sleep disturbances, increasing the risk of diabetes. If you take a deep nap and wake up without completing the sleep cycle of slow-wave sleep, you may be in a state of non-dreaming. This can also affect your nighttime sleep, which can lead to sleep disturbances.
Sleep disorders have the potential to lead to diseases such as stroke and cardiovascular disease, which share the same risk factors as type 2 diabetes, the researchers found. In addition, sleep deprivation can increase appetite, which can increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
The correlation between long naps and diabetes still needs to be studied. This is because people who are in poor health or suffer from early-stage diabetes may take longer naps during the day.
On the other hand, people who nap for 40 minutes or less a day have no effect on their risk of diabetes. A nap of 30 minutes or less a day is actually beneficial. In fact, in 1995, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a study that found that a 26-minute nap can increase work performance by 34% and concentration by 54%.
Whatever it is, "in moderation" is important. Sleeping for 20 to 30 minutes improves memory and performance. However, napping longer than that can have a detrimental effect on your evening sleep and increase your risk of developing diabetes.
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