Weekend Sleep-Ins Linked to Lower Heart Disease Risk

New study finds people who sleep in on weekends and make up the weekday sleep deficit have lower rates of stroke and heart disease.
Weekend Sleep-Ins Linked to Lower Heart Disease Risk
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Weekend catch-up sleep is more than just beauty rest. In fact, sleeping in could provide a major health upgrade.

A recent study found people who regularly snooze longer on weekends cut their risk of various cardiovascular diseases.

A.C. Dahnke
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A.C. Dahnke is a freelance writer and editor residing in California. She has covered community journalism and health care news for nearly a decade, winning a California Newspaper Publishers Award for her work.
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