Can enjoying late nights and lazy lie-ins at the weekends really kill you?

在周末的時候享受熬夜、第二天早上睡懶覺，這真的會要了你的命？

That was the alarming claim made recently by U.S. researchers, who say the habit can raise our risk of dying from heart disease by 11 per cent.

這一令人震驚的聲明，是美國研究人員在最近發出的，他們表示，這種習慣會把我們因患心臟病而死亡的風險提升11個百分點。

The danger lies in what sleep scientists at the University of Arizona in Tucson, in the U.S., call 'social jet lag' — where changing our sleep patterns at the weekend knocks our bodies and brains out of kilter.

美國亞利桑那大學的睡眠科學家將這種危險稱之為“社會時差”，即在周末的時候改變睡眠模式，會讓我們的身體和大腦失衡。

Sierra Forbush, a research assistant at the university's Sleep and Health Research Program, says changing your sleeping habits at the weekend can wreak havoc on your biological clock.

塞拉·福布什是該校“睡眠與健康”研究項目的一名研究助理，她表示，周末的時候改變自己的睡眠習慣會對我們的生物鐘造成巨大破壞。

The survey of 984 adults, published in the journal Sleep, found a link between people who habitually went to bed and rose late on weekends and an increased rate of cardiovascular disease and fatigue.

這項對984名成年人進行的、結果刊載在《睡眠》雜志之上的調查發現，那些在周末習慣晚睡晚起的人，患上心血管疾病和疲勞的幾率更大。

Other studies have found links between lie-ins and other physical and mental problems.

還有研究發現，睡懶覺和其他身體和心理疾病有關。

In 2024, a study of 225 volunteers by health psychologist Dr Patricia at the University of Pittsburgh, in the U.S., warned that significant shifts in sleep routines between workdays and weekends are likely to raise the risk of diabetes.

2024年，由美國匹茲堡大學健康心理學家帕特麗夏博士對225名志愿者進行的研究表明，工作日和周末之間的巨大睡眠差異，可能會提高患糖尿病的風險。

Lie-ins may also diminish your ability to think. A study in April by Dr Michael Scullin, director of the Sleep Neuroscience and Cognition Laboratory at Baylor University in Texas, in the U.S., tested 28 students and found that when they caught up on lost weekday sleep with long lie-ins, they performed significantly worse in tests of attention and creativity.

睡懶覺還可能會削弱你思考的能力。今年四月份，德克薩斯貝勒大學睡眠神經科學與認知實驗室主任邁克爾·斯卡林發布了一項研究，對28名學生進行了實驗，發現當他們在工作日睡了很長時間的懶覺之后，他們在注意力和創造力測驗中的表現出現了明顯的下滑。

Can enjoying late nights and lazy lie-ins at the weekends really kill you?

在周末的時候享受熬夜、第二天早上睡懶覺，這真的會要了你的命？

That was the alarming claim made recently by U.S. researchers, who say the habit can raise our risk of dying from heart disease by 11 per cent.

這一令人震驚的聲明，是美國研究人員在最近發出的，他們表示，這種習慣會把我們因患心臟病而死亡的風險提升11個百分點。

The danger lies in what sleep scientists at the University of Arizona in Tucson, in the U.S., call 'social jet lag' — where changing our sleep patterns at the weekend knocks our bodies and brains out of kilter.

美國亞利桑那大學的睡眠科學家將這種危險稱之為“社會時差”，即在周末的時候改變睡眠模式，會讓我們的身體和大腦失衡。

Sierra Forbush, a research assistant at the university's Sleep and Health Research Program, says changing your sleeping habits at the weekend can wreak havoc on your biological clock.

塞拉·福布什是該校“睡眠與健康”研究項目的一名研究助理，她表示，周末的時候改變自己的睡眠習慣會對我們的生物鐘造成巨大破壞。

The survey of 984 adults, published in the journal Sleep, found a link between people who habitually went to bed and rose late on weekends and an increased rate of cardiovascular disease and fatigue.

這項對984名成年人進行的、結果刊載在《睡眠》雜志之上的調查發現，那些在周末習慣晚睡晚起的人，患上心血管疾病和疲勞的幾率更大。

Other studies have found links between lie-ins and other physical and mental problems.

還有研究發現，睡懶覺和其他身體和心理疾病有關。

In 2024, a study of 225 volunteers by health psychologist Dr Patricia at the University of Pittsburgh, in the U.S., warned that significant shifts in sleep routines between workdays and weekends are likely to raise the risk of diabetes.

2024年，由美國匹茲堡大學健康心理學家帕特麗夏博士對225名志愿者進行的研究表明，工作日和周末之間的巨大睡眠差異，可能會提高患糖尿病的風險。

Lie-ins may also diminish your ability to think. A study in April by Dr Michael Scullin, director of the Sleep Neuroscience and Cognition Laboratory at Baylor University in Texas, in the U.S., tested 28 students and found that when they caught up on lost weekday sleep with long lie-ins, they performed significantly worse in tests of attention and creativity.

睡懶覺還可能會削弱你思考的能力。今年四月份，德克薩斯貝勒大學睡眠神經科學與認知實驗室主任邁克爾·斯卡林發布了一項研究，對28名學生進行了實驗，發現當他們在工作日睡了很長時間的懶覺之后，他們在注意力和創造力測驗中的表現出現了明顯的下滑。