STOCKHOLM: A new study has found that people who stay up late at night are twice as likely to have blocked arteries as those who get up early in the morning.
Blood vessels become clogged due to fatty deposits and this condition is usually faced by older people with high blood pressure and cholesterol problems. This increases their risk of heart attack or stroke.
In a study conducted at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, researchers examined 771 people between the ages of 50 and 64. In the study, they tried to find out what effects this condition had on late night sleepers.
The study found that people who stayed up late at night had a 90 percent higher risk of coronary artery disease than early risers.
Research findings have shown that staying up late at night, rather than being active during the day, can potentially work against our body’s natural clock.
Studies have linked this timing mismatch to high blood pressure and inflammation, which can damage the arteries and clog them. Fat deposits in the arteries can harden them and cause them to rupture. The resulting blood clots can cause a heart attack or stroke.
However, late-nighters often have unhealthy lifestyle habits, such as poor diet, which can increase the risk of arterial occlusion.
