Is your sleep 'junk sleep'? It's said to be worse than insomnia

When you wake up every morning, do you think you have enough sleep? Some people fall asleep when they touch the pillow, but feel groggy and powerless when they wake up… Scientists believe that these “Junk sleep” that “sleep equals no sleep” are even scarier than insomnia. Snoring does not mean good sleep, and sleep violence is also very bad. Oversleeping may lead to high mortality rate… A Japanese research survey shows that people who sleep 7 hours a day can live the longest, and the more sleep they sleep, the mortality rate The higher it is, if people who sleep more than 9 hours a day may have problems with their health. As the foundation of survival, sleep is closely related to our life.

Over the years, sleep experts from all over the world have been looking for a sleep rule that is truly suitable for human beings. In addition to the “Secret of the Biological Clock” that won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine before, there are many scientists on the road of sleep research. different discoveries. For example, according to the National Institutes of Health report, people who get 8 hours of sleep per night respond best, and if they get only 6 hours of sleep per night for 2 consecutive weeks, then it is equivalent to being forced to “stay up all night” for two nights. The surprising thing about the study is that people who sleep for 6 hours a night think they have enough sleep, but in fact their physical function and cognition are deteriorating without knowing it. Although they do not feel sleepy, their functional response is actually getting worse and worse. . Too little sleep is not good for your health, nor too much sleep.

The concept of “garbage sleep”, which was investigated by the British Sleep Commission, has once again aroused heated discussions in the academic circles. “JUNK SLEEP” corresponds to “JUNK FOOD”, which refers to the problem of insufficient sleep time and low sleep quality. Is your sleep like “garbage”? What is the correct sleep time? What are the dangers of sleeping too much?

Which sleep is “Junk sleep”?

1. Falling asleep while watching TV, listening to music or playing video games;

2. Force yourself to go to bed and get up in the morning according to the “time point”, and the time “point” is always adjusted;

3. After waking up naturally, thinking of “staying in bed” again, forcing to prolong the sleep time;

4. Do not sleep at night, make up sleep during the day, make up sleep on weekends;

5. High work pressure, need to work overtime at night, fall asleep immediately after high-intensity work, etc.

How long should you sleep?

Sleep has certain health standards in terms of “time”. The British Sleep Association recommends that the best sleep time is 14 to 15 hours for infants aged 1 to 12 months, 12 to 14 hours for children aged 1 to 3 years, and 3 to 6 years old. 10 to 12 hours for children, 10 to 11 hours for children aged 7 to 12, 8 to 9 hours for adolescents aged 12 to 18, 7 to 9 hours for adults aged 18 to 65, and 7 to 8 hours for adults over 65. Sleep “time” is not the more the better, it should be moderate. Numerous studies have shown that excessive sleep increases disease morbidity and mortality, especially in the elderly population.

What are the dangers of sleeping too much?

1. Excessive sleep induces diabetes

The normal sleep time is 6-8 hours, and if it exceeds 9 hours, it becomes too long. Some studies have found that too long sleep can easily induce diabetes. Relevant surveys show that if you sleep more than 8 hours, the risk of diabetes will increase by more than 3 times.

2. People who sleep too long will become stupid

If you sleep for too long, people will become lazy. At the same time, because the sleep time is too long and the brain rests for too long, the cell activity of the brain will decrease. Because the sleep time is too long, the nerve cells will be inhibited for a long time. Over time, it will affect intelligence, lead to memory decline, and make people more and more stupid.

3. Easier to die

Relevant data show that people who sleep 7 hours a day have the lowest mortality rate, less than 6 hours will increase the risk of death, and more than 9 hours will also increase the risk of death. And the results of this statistic are not divided between men and women. Therefore, the more sleep is not the better, everything is counterproductive, less is detrimental to health, and more will also endanger life.

4. Weight gain

Researchers looked at weight and fat gain in Quebec adults over a six-year period. They found that people who slept too little and too long each night gained more weight than those who slept seven or eight hours. During the study period, people who slept 9 to 10 hours per night were 25% more likely to gain 5kg, even with controlled food intake and increased physical activity. Therefore, these results underscore the need to consider sleep duration in weight gain and obesity, the researchers wrote in the study.