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Early rising no good for the heart: study

(AFP)
Updated: 2007-09-07 09:09

TOKYO - Generations have praised the wisdom of getting up early in the
morning, but a Japanese study says early-risers are actually at a higher
risk of developing heart problems.

People take part in a sleeping concert in Madrid, March 2007. [AFP]?

The study, conducted by researchers from several universities and
hospitals in the western Japanese city of Kyoto, revealed a link between
wake-up times and a person's cardiovascular condition.

"Rising early to go to work or exercise might not be beneficial to
health, but rather a risk for vascular diseases," said an abstract of the
study.

The study, covering 3,017 healthy adults aged between 23 through 90,
found that early risers had a greater risk of heart conditions including
hypertension and of having strokes.

However, the study also noted that early risers were usually older.

The study is being presented this week at the World Congress of the World
Federation of Sleep Research and Sleep Medicine Societies, being held in
Cairns, Australia.

A separate study released in June by researchers at the University of
Pennsylvania found that chronic sleep deprivation adds stress to the
heart, putting a person at greater risk of cardiovascular disease and
death.

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