Catching Up on Sleep During Weekends May Reduce Heart Disease Risk

Question

I read this article, and according to the research, catching up on lost sleep during weekends may reduce heart disease risk by about 20%. This research is based on data from 90,903 people and found that people who caught up on sleep over the weekend had lower rates of heart disease compared to people who did not.

Comments

In the article linked titled "Catching up on sleep on weekends may lower risk of heart disease, research finds" writer Sara Moniuszko uses research given by European Society of Cardiology Congress to make the claim that catching up on sleep during the weekends is good for your heart health. Given the fact the study used data collected from over 90,000 people gives more credibility to the claim stated above. The article was also posted on a trusted new source and was written by someone who is a health and lifestyle reporter which also adds to its validity. I decided to do further research on the connection between sleep and heart health and found an article posted by the CDC titled "About Sleep and Your Heart Health" written this year which makes the key points that, "Getting good sleep isn’t just important for your energy levels—it’s critical for your heart health, too." and "Sleep helps your body repair itself. Getting enough good sleep also helps you function normally during the day" (https://www.cdc.gov/heart-disease/about/sleep-and-heart-health.html). Given the fact that there are many news articles and publishing's on this topic leads to the conclusion that the claim made on CBS news is true.

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This information seems to be true and has very good evidence behind it. This article mentions that catching up on sleep during the weekend reduced the risk of heart decease by up to 20%. The article also provided references form organizations who had done the study which makes the article more believable. I looked at the ESC (European Society of Cardiology) to confirm this claim and they had recorded a study with more than 90,000 individuals recorded. People who reported them selves with less than 7 hours of sleep were defined as having sleep deprivation meaning 20% of those tested were sleep deprived. After 14 years the participants were checked up on and based on their medical history the individuals with the best sleep were 19% less likely to have heart disease than those in the group who were labeled as sleep deprived.

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This source appears to be credible, and the claim appears to be true. The article links other sources to back up the information and statistics provided which adds to the credibility of it, especially since the sources appear to be credible themselves after diving into them deeper. Also, the source used data from a study that collected data from around 90,000 people helps the reliability greatly. The author Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com and graduated from George Mason University. Furthermore, the source was published August 29, 2024, so it is fairly recent. Lastly, there are a decent amount of other news sources posting about the same topic and claim. Overall, I would say that the source provided is reliable and the claim stated has a great deal of truth behind it

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After reading the article and the fact check I think it is great how you used statistics of numbers to back up the article. A couple things that I think you could have added to increase the quality of this article is backing up  the statement with facts, where else this news has been posted, how recent of a statement it is and whether or not it is biased. CBS News is a known news channel and so making sure this article is stating legit facts is super important when factchecking, especially when agreeing with the author. So, overall I think it was a great start it just needed some length of information and detail.

Answer 1

This artical is based on information from another article:

https://www.ajmc.com/view/catching-up-on-sleep-on-weekends-links-to-20-lower-risk-of-developing-heart-disease

This article mentions that catching up on lost sleep during weekends may reduce heart disease risk by about 20%, based on research that used data from 90,903 people. The article also provides references for the information on the studies used to back these claims. The information stated in the article from CBS News is factual and based on a real study. However, do keep in mind that the study also mentions that sleep patterns were self-reported and that they have not yet been peer-reviewed.

Answer 2

This information is true, but the article most likely got its news from Medical News Today as they were the ones to receive the information in a study from China. This study found that those who slept more were 19% less likely to develop heart disease than those who were sleep deprived. They defined sleep deprived as less than 7 hours a night. Sleep deprivation can affect someone's immune system, well-being, and the ability to focus on everyday tasks. In conclusion, this claim is true.

Heart disease: Can 'catching up' on sleep on weekends reduce risk? (medicalnewstoday.com)

Answer 3

This information seems to be true. Getting information from European Society of Cardiology, there was a study done of 90,903 subjects and from that study it was found that when catching up on sleep on weekends, there was a 20% lower chance of getting heart desease. This article goes into depth about the study and the findings and is a reliable source on if this information is true or not.