The government should crack down on such dangerous behavior!
Sleeping too long could be bad for your health, new research shows. A team of scientists has found that people who sleep at least nine hours a night are almost twice as likely to develop Parkinson’s disease as those who get by on six hours or less.
The US study also showed that working night shifts may help ward off the devastating condition, which affects 120 000 people in Britain, with 10 000 cases diagnosed a year.
The researchers from the National Institutes of Health, a US government body, tracked the health of 80 000 nurses for 24 years.
(I hope this doesn’t sound to creepy) but that photo reminds me of when I lived in Japan as a young single guy. Like everybody, I’d ride the rails late into the night and be absolutely be charmed by the beautiful young women, all dresssed up, sleeping on the trains.
We have all been dying since the day we were born, the rest is just details.
looking at her picture – proves I’m not senile yet
Is it that those who sleep long increase their chances to contract Alzheimers
or
those who will contract Alzheimer’s will sleep long as an early symptom?
Thanks Douglas, real uplifting! 😉
I think they might have the cause and effect confused. What if whatever condition is responsible for the disease also makes you require more sleep? Seems more logical that way.
My grandfather has Parkinson’s disease, and I sleep 9 or more hours almost every night (sometimes 11 or 12). Great! But I used to work an overnight shift for several years, so nothing to worry about? Studies like this sometimes create more questions than answers, I’m afraid.
Kind of like: If it tastes good, spit it out, it ain’t good for you. Living is just bad for your health, the trick is to enjoy what you do and if it kills, then at least it was an enjoyable time.
I am wondering who financed this study. It sounds like someone who might be against eight hours of sleep and wants people to work the night shift.
So if I don’t sleep enough I’ll get a disease or two but if I sleep to much I’ll also get some other disease. Maybe i can decide which disease I want and then go do the behavior that leads to that disease.
What about the behavior that leaves me with no disease – any one have a clue on what that would be?
Please dont give anyone any ideas about regulating sleep. Someone will take it to heart and form an PAC for it. Think that is a joke?
Oreos were sued for Transfat.
Only non-fat or low fat milk in Schools
Michael Bloomsburg’s food laws for New York City.
Seat belt requirements
Smoking laws.
Where ever you go there is someone who knows better than you, what is good for you…and if you wont do as they ‘suggest’, then they will just pass a law
Studies also show that getting too little sleep at night will turn you into a strange breed of zombie-human who thinks trans-fatty oreos are supper-breakfast, and coffee comes from the fountain of youth 🙂
#9 – andrew – (Off the topic, but) As a smoker, I support public smoking bans for restaraunts and other public places. I mean, if you can’t sit through a meal without having a nicotine fit, you really need to consider whether it is time to finally admit you are an addict.
Also as a smoker, I say smoking is pretty damn nasty. But I also say that much of the health claims about second hand smoke is less than scientific and more than just a little whiney. Still, I understand that non-smokers (and some smokers) would prefer to eat a fine meal in a room that has clean air.
However, I wish these laws would allow bars and nightclubs to file for exemption. I don’t go to a lot of bars, but it just seems that the nature of such places are such that allowing smoking or not should be an issue better left to the owner or management of such places.
Is it that those who sleep long increase their chances to contract Alzheimers or those who will contract Alzheimer’s will sleep long as an early symptom?
Comment by mike cannali — 7/15/2006 @ 7:22 am
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Alzheimer’s is not Parkinson’s disease.
Back on topic, I don’t know where I stand either “No One Important”. During the work week, I may only get 5-7 hours of sleep, but on the weekends, I regularly sleep 12 or more hours a night. Do I balance out, or are the weekends causing me harm? *sigh*
…coffee comes from the fountain of youth
ya got that one right.
RE #12
I was refering to my Alzheimers – see first sentence
My dad had parkinsons disease when he turned 60 years old and he was a hard working man.Was an honored WW1 veteran.And he only required 5-6 hrs. of sleep at nights.His nights always consisted of 5-6 hrs of sleep at night.I don’t think the amout of sleep has anything to do with parkinsons disease.Maybe with sleep apnea.Always get second opinions,if you are diagnosed with a health problem.