A study of more than 3000 Mediterranean adults is shedding light on the impact of longer midday naps on risk of metabolic syndrome, fasting glucose, and diastolic blood pressure.
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People who take longer midday naps are at a higher risk for obesity and high blood pressure, according to Boston researchers who found that "not all siestas are the same."
Anew study found that people taking long siestas had higher body mass indexes and were more likely to have metabolic syndrome than those who did not take siestas.