A 21-year-old man sucked out 10 blood clots after staying up late for a long time! Count the 5 major dangers of staying up late!

Staying up late has always been a hot topic on the Internet. Recently, the news #21-year-old man stayed up late for a long time and sucked out 10 blood clots# became a hot topic.

Xiao Pu, 21, is relatively fat, weighing about 200 kilograms, and likes to smoke and drink. Recently, he went to the emergency department for a sudden heart attack. He was the youngest heart attack patient ever treated in the hospital. In the subsequent operation, it was found that a large number of blood clots caused his blood vessels to be blocked. The doctor finally used a catheter to suck out a total of 10 blood clots.

Staying up late is harmful to your health, this is not just talk. Nowadays, there are too many people staying up late, some people have to stay up late for work and study, and some people just don't want to sleep at night for entertainment.

Long-term bad living habits will gradually sow the seeds of "disease" and harm health. There are many harms of staying up late, and the last harm mentioned in the article is what many people are concerned about. In addition, what is the best time to go to bed? Finally, let's talk about "Is it okay to make up for sleep after staying up late?"

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Staying up late may cause cancer

As early as 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) defined "staying up late" as a Class 2A carcinogen, the same category as high-temperature fried foods.

Many people are not clear about what “Class 2A carcinogen” means?

This means that this substance or behavior is not 100% carcinogenic, but it will increase the risk of cancer.

Researchers reported at a meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research that women who slept less than seven hours a night had a 47% higher risk of cancer than women who were physically active but got more sleep. [1]

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Staying up late will make you fat

Many people may think that staying up late can consume more calories and should be beneficial for weight loss, but this is not the case.

There are many studies on the relationship between staying up late and weight, and almost all of them have confirmed that staying up late will increase weight and lead to obesity.

Staying up late will disrupt the natural levels of hormones in the body, including an increase in brain gut peptides and a decrease in leptin. Both are related to appetite, and the hormonal changes caused by staying up late will increase the amount of food eaten the next day, thereby increasing the risk of obesity.

A meta-analysis of the relationship between sleep quality and obesity in adults confirmed that the risk of obesity in people who sleep less than 5 hours is 2.3 times that of women and 3.7 times that of men compared with those who sleep seven or eight hours.

Moreover, short sleep can significantly increase the risk of weight gain exceeding 5 kg, which is 26% higher than that of normal sleepers. [2]

Of course, sleeping too long is not good either. People who sleep too long have a 12% higher risk of this factor than those who sleep normally [2]. In addition, sleeping ≥9 hours can also affect glucose metabolism. Results of a cohort study showed that sleeping too long can increase the risk of death in patients with type 2 diabetes [3].

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Staying up late increases risk of cardiovascular disease

Staying up late for a long time will reduce memory and reaction speed, disrupt circadian rhythm, and increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Studies have shown that people who sleep ≤ 4 hours a day have a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality. Those who eat midnight snacks have a 55% higher risk of coronary heart disease than those who do not eat midnight snacks. [4]

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Staying up late affects mental health

Staying up late not only harms a person's biological clock and physical health, but also affects their mental health.

A university conducted a survey on 752 students and found that 94% of them stayed up late. Students who often stayed up late tended to suffer from anxiety, loneliness, strained interpersonal relationships, depression, and mild mental disorders. [5]

We also have this feeling at ordinary times. If we stay up late the night before, we will be listless the next day, unwilling to communicate with others, or even depressed throughout the day, which greatly reduces our work and study efficiency.

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Staying up late will accelerate aging

Many people spend huge amounts of money to find foods or medicines that can make the skin younger. In TV dramas, some people risk their lives to find the "elixir of life" or even go on "tomb-robbing adventures" to stay young forever.

This shows how much people hope to always have beautiful skin, beautiful looks, and a handsome appearance. However, many people's skin aging is actually caused by staying up late.

Studies have shown that lack of sleep and poor sleep quality can easily damage skin function and accelerate skin aging. [6]
Lack of sleep can cause wrinkles on the skin, uneven pigmentation, dull complexion, and loss of elasticity, making the skin look older.

So if you want to “stay young forever”, first ensure you get enough sleep!

In addition, lack of sleep can also lead to autonomic dysfunction and functional indigestion. Long-term indigestion can lead to chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer and other diseases.

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Is catching up on sleep useful?

What many people are more concerned about is: I usually like to stay up late and don’t want to go to bed early, can’t I make up for it by sleeping during the day?

It is okay to make up for sleep. If you often have to stay up late at night, it is also recommended to make up for sleep during the day. But it needs to be clear: from a physiological point of view, making up for sleep cannot eliminate the harm caused by staying up late.

Therefore, there is no such concept as "making up for sleep", it can only relieve one's own condition.

As for how long is the right amount of sleep, most research literature recommends the following: [1]

Normal sleep time: 7~8 hours

Sleep time is too short: ≤5 hours or <6 hours

Sleeping too long: ≥8 hours or >9 hours

Overall, about 8 hours is enough. It is best to go to bed before 11 o'clock and get up around 7 o'clock in the morning.

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Summarize

Staying up late is harmful, not only affecting the body, but also causing mental illness. If you can avoid staying up late, don't do it! Don't end up "staying up the latest night, applying the most expensive mask, and going to the best hospital". The gain is not worth the loss.

What time do you usually go to bed?

References:

[1] Lack of sleep leads to a higher incidence of cancer[J]. Chinese Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2011, 29(05):1097.

[2] Zhang Shuang, Li Lian, Huang Yubei, Chen Kexin. Meta-analysis of sleep duration in adults on weight gain and obesity risk[J]. Chinese Journal of Epidemiology, 2015(36):519-525.

[3] Chen Yijia, Su Jian, Qin Yu, et al. Prospective cohort study on sleep duration and mortality risk in patients with type 2 diabetes[J]. Chinese Journal of Epidemiology, 2019, 40(4):394-399.

[4] Fu Changgeng, Long Linzi. Research progress on lifestyle and cardiovascular risk[C]// Meeting and academic seminar of the Health Preservation and Rehabilitation Medicine Professional Committee of the Chinese Association of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine. 0.

[5] Tang Liping, He Yuanming. Investigation and analysis of the impact of staying up late on college students’ mental health: A case study of Hunan University of Science and Technology[J]. Journal of Hunan University of Science and Technology, 2018, 39(04): 130-131+156. DOI: 10.16336/j.cnki.cn43-1459/z.2018.04.045.

[6] Lack of sleep accelerates skin aging[J]. Chinese Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2015, 33(05):1060.

Author: Xue Qingxin, member of Chinese Nutrition Society, registered nutrition technician, health manager, public nutritionist

Source: Health Hotspot Popular Science