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Large study finds optimum sleep for stroke prevention

01-Mar-2016

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Ideal range is 7-8 hours.

More than 8 hours increases risk of having a stroke by 146 percent.

Less than seven hours of sleep increases the risk by 22 percent.

Also 30 to 60 minutes of exercise three to six times a week gave the maximum benefits for stroke prevention.

Study of nearly 290 000 people.

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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Education of new generations of global health leaders.

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Medical school of New York University.

University of Warwick

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