Irregular sleep increases the risk of obesity and hypertension by 27%

Health and Medical

A new study suggests that irregular sleep may increase the risk of metabolic disorders such as high blood sugar, obesity, high blood pressure and high blood sugar by 27%.

Even if we get enough sleep, the disorder, even if for a day, can disrupt metabolism, according to a study by scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

The researchers stressed that adherence to a regular sleep schedule, on the other hand, may prevent not only problems of metabolism, but fights depression and promotes heart health, as the body works according to the internal clock can not be measured in minutes or hours, but rhythms, regular times.

The researchers noted that these daily rhythms characterized by the decline and flow of various hormones and biological process and takes about 24 hours.

The researchers stressed that insomnia increases the risk of diabetes, primarily because it changes the secretion of insulin in the body, and allows this hormone to our metabolic system to treat and analyze glucose correctly, which turns the body in turn to energy.

But those who do not sleep enough on a chronic basis tend to produce less insulin, allowing glucose to build up in the blood stream and reach unhealthy levels.

"The loss of one hour of sleep at night doubles the harmful effect," said study co-author and epidemiologist Dr. Tian Yi Huang.