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American Heart Association adds sleep duration to heart health checklist

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The American Heart Association has added sleep duration to its list of components for cardiovascular health. Sleep, as well as a healthy diet, participation in physical activity, avoidance of nicotine round out the eight "essential" categories. A 2020 survey of U.S. adults found that 14.5% of Americans had trouble falling asleep most days or every day.

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CNN

La duración del sueño es importante para la salud cardíaca, según las nuevas recomendaciones de la Asociación Estadounidense del Corazón

La Asociación Estadounidense del Corazón añadió la duración del sueño a su lista de verificación de salud cardiovascular.

2 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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CBS Local

Sleep Duration Matters For Heart Health, According To New Recommendations

(CNN) — If you needed another reason to get enough sleep, here it is: It may help your heart health.The American Heart Association added sleep duration to its cardiovascular health checklist. It’s a part of “Life’s Essential 8,” a questionnaire that measures eight key areas to determine a person’s cardiovascular health.The updated list was published Wednesday in Circulation, AHA’s peer-reviewed journal, and replaced the association’s “Life’s Sim…

2 years ago·United States

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KIFI

Sleep duration matters for heart health, according to new recommendations - Local News 8

By Megan Marples, CNNIf you needed another reason to get enough sleep, here it is: It may help your heart health.The American Heart Association added sleep duration to its cardiovascular health checklist. It’s a part of “Life’s Essential 8,” a questionnaire that measures eight key areas to determine a person’s cardiovascular health.The updated list was published Wednesday in Circulation, AHA’s peer-reviewed journal, and replaced the association’…

2 years ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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KVIA

Sleep duration matters for heart health, according to new recommendations

2 years ago·Panama City, United States

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The Hill

American Heart Association adds sleep duration to heart health checklist

Story at a glance The AHA announced Wednesday it has updated its widely used metrics to measure a person’s cardiovascular health to now include sleep. The AHA first defined the seven health b…

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Chicago Sun Times

Sleep essential for heart health in addition to 7 other key factors, heart association now says

A new health advisory from the American Heart Association says too much and too little sleep are associated with heart disease and that poor sleep health is linked to poor psychological health, an important driver of heart disease.stock.adobe.comProper sleep is essential, and a widely used scoring system for heart and brain health is being redefined to reflect that.Since 2010, the American Heart Association had said seven modifiable components —…

2 years ago·Chicago, United States

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