Sleep duration and midlife women's health.

Sleep duration and midlife women's health. Climacteric. 2017 Jun 14;:1-3 Authors: Pines A Abstract Sleep is mandatory for life and therefore any sleep deprivation or disruption might carry ill-health outcomes. The optimal night's sleep duration seems to be around 7 h, as too little sleep and too much sleep have been found to be associated with a variety of changes in well-being, physical and psychological parameters. This mini-review enlightens the potential health consequences of sleep disturbance relevant to menopause and midlife women's health. These include cardiovascular and metabolic derangements, cognitive impairment, osteoporosis, and cancer-related perspectives. Still, the current knowledge suggests that, even if statistically significant associations are detected, the absolute excessive risks are relatively small or modest. PMID: 28613955 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Climacteric - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Tags: Climacteric Source Type: research