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David Broder Shares A Study Linking Longer Daytime Naps with Stroke
Dec 25, 2025, 17:29

David Broder Shares A Study Linking Longer Daytime Naps with Stroke

David Broder, Associate Dean at American Osteopathic Association, D’Youville University, shared on X:

”Longer daytime naps are associated with a progressively higher risk for stroke, according to study in Sleep Medicine.

I refuse to lose any sleep over this.”

Researchers performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the association between daytime napping and the risk of stroke.

The analysis included 13 quantitative studies involving 15,855 stroke cases and 595,520 control participants, along with 7 additional studies reviewed qualitatively.

Overall, longer daytime napping duration was consistently associated with an increased risk of stroke.

Read the full article here.

David Broder Shares A Study Linking Longer Daytime Naps with Stroke

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