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by raptortech 1803 days ago
"We found those who had both the poorest sleep quality and who exercised the least were most at risk of death from heart disease, stroke, and cancer"

If we make the (strong) assumption that sleep is primarily a cognitive repair period, then maybe this isn't too surprising? It would be interesting to do the same study, but measuring cognitive ability instead of risk of death.

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If sleep is primarily a cognitive repair period, why would you expect it to affect heart disease and cancer?