Failing to sleep less than six hours may nearly double the risk of death in people with metabolic syndrome -- a combination of diabetes high blood pressure and obesity researchers have warned. A study found that people with metabolic syndrome who slept for more than six hours were about 1.49 times more likely to die of stroke. Conversely those who slept less than six hours were about 2.1 times more likely to die of heart disease or stroke. For those who got more sleep the risk of death was more modest the researchers said. The short sleepers with metabolic syndrome
