Going to bed too late is bad for your body healthbut this would also be the case if we go to sleep too early… Indeed, according to a British study, there would be a ideal time to go to bed, before and after which could increase the risk of cardiovascular illnesses.
This studyconducted by the European Society of Cardiology, shows that people who go to bed after midnight have a 25% increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Moreover, still according to the study, going to sleep between 11 p.m. and midnight already increases this risk by 12%.
To achieve this result, the researchers analyzed data from 88,026 people, aged 43 to 79, 58% of whom were women. Participants first had to sleep for a week with a bracelet recording their sleeping hours, before being followed for six years by researchers. They had medical appointments to carry out cardiovascular examinations.
The ideal time to go to sleep
If the study suggests that we should not go Sleep lateit also does not have to be too early… According to the study, the ideal time to go to sleep would be between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m..
In fact, going to sleep before 10 p.m. would also increase the risk of heart disease, by 24%. That is, almost as many as people who go to sleep after midnight and more than those who go to bed between 11 p.m. and midnight.
Sleeping poorly for just two nights is enough to notice this astonishing negative impact on the body
Obviously, if you have to get up at four in the morning for your job, it would probably be more beneficial to go to sleep earlier. As a reminder, it is recommended to sleep between seven and eight hours per night.
