Andrew Huberman· PhD
∙Itani et al. (Sleep Medicine, 2017) — 5.1 million participants: short sleep raises diabetes risk 37%, cardiovascular disease 16%, hypertension 17%, obesity 38%
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The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
∙Itani et al. (Sleep Medicine, 2017) — 5.1 million participants: short sleep raises diabetes risk 37%, cardiovascular disease 16%, hypertension 17%, obesity 38%
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indeed there's research showing that sleeping less than six hours versus sleeping eight hours a night leads to at least a two times increased risk of almost every chronic illness there is
cardi vascular disease cancer dementia metabolic illness obesity all significantly increased if you're sleeping less than six hours a night chronically
if sleep disturbance didn't impair your driving didn't increase your risk of cardiovascular mortality didn't trash your immune system and double your risk of cancer didn't give you diabetes