Can going to bed at 10 p.m. reduce heart disease risk? - Austin American-Statesman

A new study published this month in the European Heart Journal – Digital Health found that when it came to heart health, going to sleep between 10 and 11 p.m.

"It's not that by going to sleep between 10 and 11, you will automatically have a lower risk of heart disease.".

He likens it to saying that all wealthy people go to bed between 10 and 11 p.m., and therefore by going to sleep at that time, you will automatically become wealthy.

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The people who go to sleep earlier might be having trouble staying awake because of poor quality of sleep the night before.

Wang said multiple studies have shown a link between quality of sleep and heart disease.

We know that having sleep apnea doubles the risk of congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation specifically and triples the risk of heart disease in general.

We've talked about diet as having a major impact on heart disease, but now we're talking about sleep having a major impact, Wang said. ?