BBC NEWS | Health | Lack of sleep ‘hits women harder’
July 1, 2009
Check out this interesting article on the increased effects that a lack of sleep has on women:
Researchers found levels of inflammatory markers – indicators of heart disease – vary significantly with sleep duration in women, but not men.
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Mamasaid | August 1, 2009 at 2:59 am
I suffer from sleep apnea, CFS and Epstein Barr. I was also put on a heart monitor. I do believe lack of sleep has an impact on women’s cardiovascular health. Excellent post.
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sleepapneamachine | August 2, 2009 at 11:28 am
Wow. I would assume some of the same effects were seen on men as well?