US EditionBeing a night owl increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, study says
- People with a later sleep and wake time, known as night owls, have a 19% increased risk of developing diabetes compared to early birds, even after accounting for lifestyle factors. This finding was based on a study of nearly 64,000 nurses and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Night owls were also more likely to engage in unhealthy behaviors such as poor diet, less physical activity, higher alcohol use, smoking, and inadequate sleep.
- The study found that matching a person's chronotype with their work schedule could potentially reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Notably, the increased risk of diabetes was only observed in night owls who worked during the day and not in those who worked overnight shifts.
- Evening chronotype was associated with a 72% increased risk of diabetes before taking lifestyle factors into account. Among the study participants with the healthiest lifestyles, only 6% were evening chronotypes, while 25% of those with the unhealthiest lifestyles were evening chronotypes. The association between chronotype and diabetes risk was partially explained by unhealthy lifestyle behaviors.
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Bad habits of night owls can lead to diabetes risk
Zoë Petersen, Deseret News Women who naturally stay up late at night and sleep in — those with a “night owl” sleep pattern — may be at greater risk of Type 2 diabetes and other health challenges. That’s according to a study just published in the Annals of Internal Medicine that looked at nearly 64,000 female nurses ages 45 to 62 who had no history of cancer, heart disease or diabetes in 2009. They were participants in the Nurses’ Health Study I…
Night Owls Beware: Staying Up Late Tied to Increased Diabetes Risk
Investigators found evening ‘chronotype,’ or going to bed late and waking up late, was associated with a 19 percent increased risk of diabetes after accounting for lifestyle factors. A new study has an important message for people who consider themselves night owls. Investigators from Brigham and
Bad habits of night owls may lead to type 2 diabetes, study says
“Night owls overall were more likely to have a poor diet, to be less physically active, to use alcohol in higher quantities, to have an unhealthy BMI, to smoke and to sleep less or more than the seven to nine hours that’s recommended each night."
Bad habits of night owls may lead to type 2 diabetes, study says
“Night owls overall were more likely to have a poor diet, to be less physically active, to use alcohol in higher quantities, to have an unhealthy BMI, to smoke and to sleep less or more than the seven to nine hours that’s recommended each night."
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