Tag: Metabolic Syndrome

CBS NEWS May 25, 2017, 2:12 PM A new study from the American Heart Association finds sleeping less than six hours a night could more than double the risk of death for people with metabolic syndrome, which impacts more than a third of the U.S. adult population. Metabolic syndrome includes risk factors for heart disease, diabetes and stroke.                         “There’s a lot of hypotheses as to why this might be. We know that lack of sleep can change brain areas like the hypothalamus and hormone secretion to potentially increase …