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Effects of Less Sleep

People with a body mass index (BMI) higher than 30 and elevated total cholesterol, blood pressure, fasting blood sugar and triglyceride levels are at the risk of heart disease or stroke by two times if they fail to sleep for six hours.

Sleeping for less than 6 hours can increase the risk of stroke - If you are obese with a BMI > 30kg/m2 - If you have high blood pressure - If your cholesterol levels are high

Sleep For More Than 6 Hours To Reduce the Risk of Stroke

Those with metabolic syndrome are twice at the risk of stroke if they sleep for less than 6 hours. Read More

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