A1. Short sleep duration (generally considered to be <6 hours) has been associated with increased overall body mass, diabetes and hypertension. There is also some evidence to suggest similar associations with people who sleep more than 9-10 hours. #EverydayHealthChat
EverydayHealth: RT michaelgrandner: #EverydayHealthChat Hello! Michael Grandner here. I'm a licensed clinical psychologist, behavioral sleep medicine specialist, sleep researcher. I study real-world relationships between sleep and health. https://t.co/xVp4Gqc18D
EverydayHealth: RT JCedernaes: EverydayHealth Hi, I'm Jonathan Cedernaes, I'm a #chronobiologist, #sleep researcher and also trained as an M.D., working NUFeinbergMed and uppsalauni. Looking forward to participating in the chat! #EverydayHealthChat
EverydayHealth: Q1. How does chronic poor #sleep (i.e. not enough/not high quality sleep) affect our cardiometabolic health (i.e. risk for obesity, heart disease, and diabetes)? #EverydayHealthChat
EverydayHealth: RT AASMorg: EverydayHealth The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is the only professional society dedicated exclusively to #SleepMedicine. As the leading voice in the #sleep field, the AASM sets standards and promotes excellence in sleep medicine health careโฆ
EverydayHealth: A few reminders for today's #tweetchat:
1. Use the hashtag #EverydayHealthChat in every single tweet!
2. Label your answers corresponding to the questions (ex: A1. A2., etc)
3. Be kind and courteous as you engage with fellow tweeters!
EverydayHealth: Wondering how important #sleep is? Considering changing your sleep schedule during the #coronavirus pandemic? Tune in at 1pm ET using the hashtag #EverydayHealthChat to hear from the world's leading sleep experts on why sleep matters.
EverydayHealth: Steps to getting better #sleep:
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2. Tune in to #EverydayHealthChat at 1pm ET today to hear from sleep experts about why sleep is SO important and how it can help fight against the new #coronavirus
EverydayHealth: RT michaelgrandner: Can sleep health prevent disease?
Join me TODAY at 1pmEST/10amPST for a Twitter chat with EverydayHealth #EverydayHealthChat about all things SLEEP!
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