The American Heart Association added sleep duration to its checklist of factors for heart disease, and a recently-published study underscores the importance of getting good rest.
The list, called "Life’s Essential 8," was updated from the previous "Life’s Simple 7" list first published in 2010. Sleep, as well as a healthy diet, participation in physical activity, avoidance of nicotine, healthy weight, and healthy levels of blood lipids, blood glucose, and blood pressure, round out the eight "essential" categories for optimal heart health.
Notably, short sleepers also had a higher prevalence of heart disease risk factors, such as being overweight/obese, having type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure, the study authors wrote. "In our study, even a score that includes only sleep duration, the most widely measured aspect of sleep health and the most feasible measure to obtain in a clinic or public health setting, predicted incidence," Makarem added.The study was funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, the American Heart Association, and the National Institutes of Health.
The American Heart Association’s sleep metric suggests seven to nine hours of sleep daily for optimal cardiovascular health for adults, and more for children depending on their age.
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