{"id":4502,"date":"2022-08-17T04:20:42","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T04:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthnewscentral.com\/?p=4502"},"modified":"2022-08-17T04:20:42","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T04:20:42","slug":"sleep-deemed-important-and-has-become-a-part-of-the-ahas-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthnewscentral.com\/sleep-deemed-important-and-has-become-a-part-of-the-ahas-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleep Deemed Important And Has Become A Part Of The AHA\u2019s Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sleep is oftentimes the first to go out the window when people are stressed, busy, or depressed. However, this is just as important as a healthy diet and lifestyle. In fact, a new set of recommendations was made by the American Heart Association (AHA). They added sleep duration to the list of factors that help improve cardiovascular health.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s more to heart health than just getting enough exercise and quitting cigarettes. In fact, they said that seven to nine hours of sleep each night is highly recommended for everyone because this helps them attain the best cardiovascular health.<\/p>\n

If you want a healthy heart and ensure that it stays that way, then make you get a\u00a0good night\u2019s sleep all the time. The American Heart Association agrees and has added sleep to its cardiovascular health checklist. The list comes with eight\u00a0factors that you need to practice when it comes to staying healthy:\u00a0diet, exercise, lessen tobacco use, maintain weight,\u00a0lower cholesterol, lower blood sugar levels, watch your blood pressure, and the newest one is sleep. AHA had published its new\u00a0checklist, called \u201cLife\u2019s Essential 8,\u201d in the journal\u00a0Circulation<\/em><\/a>\u00a0on June 29.\u00a0The old checklist was created in 2010 and this was called \u201cLife\u2019s Simple 7.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cNot only is\u00a0sleep health\u00a0related to the other things that play a role in heart health, it seems to also be directly related to cardiovascular health itself,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> said Michael Grandner, PhD<\/a>. He is the director of the sleep and health research program at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson. He was also part of the team that drafted the new AHA checklist.<\/p>\n

\u201cSleep is changeable, and studies show that you can improve aspects of heart health just by improving sleep,\u201d<\/strong> <\/em>Dr. Grandner added.<\/p>\n

Most adults require at least seven hours of rest every night, according to the\u00a0U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)<\/a>. Sadly, more than one-third of the adults under the age of 65 years get less than this as seen in the CDC<\/a>\u00a0data.<\/p>\n

People who sleep less than six hours each night are more at risk for health problems such as obesity,\u00a0high blood pressure,\u00a0type 2 diabetes, and deteriorating mental and cognitive health, Grandner also said. As for those who get more than nine hours of sleep every night are also less likely to be healthy. With too much sleep, they are also most likely to die prematurely, Grandner added.<\/p>\n

Life\u2019s Essential 8, According to AHA<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The AHA\u2019s new\u00a0Life\u2019s Essential 8<\/a>\u00a0checklist has a score on a 100-point scale. The higher the average scores across the eight items listed means that they have better cardiovascular health. If the overall average score is less than 50 points, this means that they are at risk for poor heart health. Scores from 50 to 79, on the other hand, are indicative of moderate heart health. The ones that score more than 80 have high cardiovascular health. If you\u2019re wondering what yours is, the AHA has an\u00a0online tool<\/a>\u00a0available so that you\u2019re able to check your score.<\/p>\n

Reality shows that a mere one in five adults have scored high in the cardiovascular health scale, according to a\u00a0study that was published in the same issue of\u00a0Circulation<\/em><\/a>. So, more than three out of five people have moderate cardiovascular health, as seen in this study made.<\/p>\n

Aside from sleep on the new checklist, the experts AHA have added other major changes in Life\u2019s Essential 8 for the first time. These weren\u2019t found on the previous copy. Included here are the following:<\/p>\n