August 19, 2008
Sleep Deprived teenagers risk their hearts
We've read about teenagers being sleep deprived because they text all night, but here's something new to worry about. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, new research suggests that sleep-deprived teenagers are at greater risk of high blood pressure and heart attacks - and their mobile phones, computer games and iPods could be to blame.
"A study of teens aged 13 to 16 found those who slept less than 6½ hours a night were up to three times more likely to have elevated blood pressure.
Researchers said the "technological invasion of the bedroom" was responsible for creating a generation of sleep-starved youngsters.
The study, by Susan Redline from University Hospital's Sleep Disorders Clinic in Cleveland, published in Circulation, the journal of the American Heart Association, looked at the sleeping patterns of 238 teenagers and found that the duration of sleep directly affected blood pressure.
... It is the first study of its kind to look at the link between sleep and blood pressure in healthy teens."
Links to other SMS related sleep deprived studies.
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