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What happens when we sleep too much?

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Exceeding the seven to nine hours recommended for an adult carries its risks. For starters, because getting nine to ten hours of sleep each night increases your chances of obesity by 21% , even if you do as much sports during the day as those who spend their regular time in bed.

In addition, spending the night's rest often causes headaches and aggravates depression. It is because it slows the secretion of serotonin, a neurotransmitter linked to migraines and mood.

The heart also suffers when we binge sleep: a study based on 72,000 women showed that sleeping nine to eleven hours each night increases the risk of coronary heart disease by 38%.

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