People who sleep between 6 and 9 hours a night seem to have the lowest risk of heart problems in the next 10 years — those who sleep less or more than that have higher risk, at least in Hispanic/Latino adults.

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The U-Shaped Association between Sleep Duration, All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Risk in a Hispanic/Latino Clinically Based Cohort

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2023 Jul 28

This study found that people who sleep too little (under 6 hours) or too much (9+ hours) have a higher risk of heart problems in 10 years, while those who sleep 6 to 9 hours have the lowest risk — just like the claim says.

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The U-Shaped Association between Sleep Duration, All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Risk in a Hispanic/Latino Clinically Based Cohort

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DOI: 10.3390/jcm12154961

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