If you sleep late at night and wake up late in the day, know that your health may be at serious risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
A new study has revealed that people who stay up late at night have lower fitness levels and burn less fat while resting or participating in other activities than those who go to bed early.
The study, published in the Journal of the Physiological Society, also found that late night sleepers are more likely to be insulin resistant, meaning their muscles need more insulin to get the energy they need. can
"Insulin is the component that helps any muscle absorb glucose from the blood like a sponge," said Steven Mellon, a senior researcher associated with the Department of Health at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
He further said that a sponge immediately absorbs a drop of water, similarly if you don't exercise and keep your muscles active, they will become rock hard in a few days and then the water drops will wash them away. Can't soften.
"If sleep affects your body's insulin use and metabolism, late sleepers may be at risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease," said the senior researcher.
"There is clear evidence that late bedtimes are associated with increased metabolic and cardiovascular risk," said Dr. Fliese Zee of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
Other factors such as lack of sleep, eating late in the afternoon, lack of morning light also affect insulin sensitivity, he said.
Every human body has an internal 24-hour clock that regulates the release of a hormone called melatonin to induce sleep and inhibits its production to induce wakefulness.
Our body clock also dictates when we feel hungry, when we feel most sluggish or when we feel inclined to exercise, among many other bodily functions.
Research has shown that sleeping late at night can slow down your activities throughout the day.
Traditionally, sunrise and nighttime regulate the human sleep-wake cycle, with daylight entering the eyes, traveling to the brain and setting off a signal that triggers melatonin production.
Similarly, when the sun goes down, the body clock restarts the production of melatonin and sleep occurs a few hours later.
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