Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier joins ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ to discuss better sleep habits, her relationship with her mother and being a teen mom. Night owls might want to start turning in earlier.
A recent study by Stanford University, published in the journal Psychiatry Research, found that going to bed after 1:00 a.m. could lead to mental health issues.
Researchers analyzed the data of more than 73,000 adults in the U.K., looking into their chronotype (inclination to rise early or stay up late) and actual sleep timing.
FEELING HUNGRIER THAN USUAL? YOUR SLEEP SCHEDULE COULD BE THE CULPRIT, AN EXPERT SAYS The study then examined the alignment between the two and the prevalence of mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders (MBN), as well as depression and anxiety . People with a morning preference who go to bed early exhibit "better mental health" compared to morning types who go to bed late, the study found. Overall, early birds seemed to have better mental health, according to a Stanford University research.
(iStock) Morning types who tend to go to bed late have an increased risk of MBNs, depression and anxiety. People with an evening preference who sleep late were also found to demonstrate poorer mental health. Evening types who wake up early, conversely, have a lower risk of developing depression.
Based on these findings, the researchers recommended going to sleep before 1:00 a.m., regardless of preference.
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