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Spain: A recent study has revealed that those who take a long siesta or midday naps have a higher body mass index (BMI) and are likelier to have a metabolic syndrome than those without a siesta. In...
A study of more than 3000 Mediterranean adults is shedding light on the impact of longer midday naps on risk of metabolic syndrome, fasting glucose, and diastolic blood pressure.
Investigators have linked longer naps to poorer health outcomes, including higher blood pressure and body mass index.
People who take longer midday naps are at a higher risk for obesity and high blood pressure, according to Boston researchers who found that "not all siestas are the same."
Anew study found that people taking long siestas had higher body mass indexes and were more likely to have metabolic syndrome than those who did not take siestas.