Why You Shouldn’t Wake Up Early If You Went to Bed Late—The Truth Will Shock You

Anyone who values health is aware of how insufficient sleep impacts our functioning. Beyond tiredness causing irritability, weakness, dizziness, and headaches, research now reveals it poses a real life-threatening risk.

A new study carried out in the UK and recently published by the journal Chronobiology International claims that people who stay awake at night and rise early in the morning are more prone to developing serious illnesses such as diabetes, autoimmune diseases, anxiety, and more.

The researchers led the study over nearly seven years with participants aged 37-75 who were asked to categorize themselves based on predefined options like 'Are you a morning person?', 'Are you an evening person?', 'Are you an extreme night owl?' and similar questions. From other inquiries posed by the researchers, significant findings emerged among the 'night owls':

It turns out that many reported suffering from diabetes, neurological disorders, digestive issues, and more symptoms directly linked to insufficient sleep. "Night owls find it harder to adapt to daytime work, which leads many to start their day in the late afternoon—resulting in disorder and dysfunction in other areas of their lives," explain the researchers. "In the short term, this might cost them additional work, relationships, and family life, but in the longer term, their risk of dying as a result of this unhealthy lifestyle is 10% higher than that of 'day people'," they conclude.