Physical Health Implications of Oversleeping

1. Obesity and Weight Gain

• Just like sleeping too little, one of the most common oversleeping symptoms is weight gain.  
• Researchers state that people who have unhealthy sleep patterns are 21% more likely to gain weight compared to normal sleepers— as oversleeping alters your hormonal balance and the way your body stores fat.  

2. Heart Health

• When researching the sleep and heart health link, it was observed that oversleepers are 32% more likely to develop a heart attack.  
• Different sleep patterns, especially longer ones, can put your body under stress and increase inflammation, which adversely affects your heart’s functioning.  
• Various sleep-heart health studies also show that oversleeping can spike blood pressure, a prominent marker of hypertension.  

3. Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders

• Studies conducted by the Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders prove that irregular sleep patterns can cause metabolic health issues.  
• Some common side effects of oversleeping are higher triglyceride levels, which lead to insulin resistance, low HDL or good cholesterol levels, and higher waist circumference.
• All of these can trigger metabolic syndrome, increasing your risk of Type 2 Diabetes.