Too much or too little sleep may up inflammatory disease risk

Sleep disturbances and longer sleep duration are associated with increases in markers of inflammation, finds a new study.
Insufficient sleep is considered a public health epidemic by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“Together with diet and physical activity, sleep health represents a third component in the promotion of health-span,” said Michael Irwin from the University of California – Los Angeles, US.
Common sleep disturbances, such as insomnia, have been associated with increased risk of inflammatory disease and mortality.
“Sleep disturbance

     
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