{"id":743,"date":"2026-01-13T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T08:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/optimalfitness-health.com\/?p=743"},"modified":"2026-01-13T08:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T08:00:21","slug":"late-nights-bad-for-health-bbc-news-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/optimalfitness-health.com\/?p=743","title":{"rendered":"Late nights: Bad for health? BBC News Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LXrh2AJa8nU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Staying up late into the night. For some people, it\u2019s just the way they prefer to live. But it could be affecting their health. New research from the US found that \u2018night owls\u2019 may be more likely to develop heart disease and diabetes. It\u2019s because people who get up early burn fat for energy more easily.<\/p>\n<p>Key words and phrases<br \/>\nnight owls<br \/>\npeople who like being active at night, and go to bed late<br \/>\n&#8211; I was a night owl at university. I always wrote my essays after midnight.<br \/>\n&#8211; She\u2019s a night owl, which is why she\u2019s often grumpy in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>chronic<br \/>\nlasting for a long time<br \/>\n&#8211; After the accident, he suffered from chronic pain.<br \/>\n&#8211; There\u2019s a chronic shortage of doctors. People have to wait months for treatment. <\/p>\n<p>prone to<br \/>\nlikely to do or be affected by something bad<br \/>\n&#8211; She has weak legs and is prone to injury.<br \/>\n&#8211; I don\u2019t believe him. He\u2019s prone to lying.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 &#8211; Introduction<br \/>\n0:26 &#8211; Story<br \/>\n1:13 &#8211; Headline 1: SKY NEWS &#8211; Early bird or night owl? How your sleep cycle puts you at risk of heart disease and diabetes<br \/>\n2:55 &#8211; Headline 2: CNN &#8211; Night owls at high risk of certain chronic diseases, study says<br \/>\n4:55 &#8211; Headline 3: GUARDIAN &#8211; Night owls may be more prone to heart disease and diabetes, study finds<br \/>\n6:22 &#8211; Language summary<\/p>\n<p>For a quiz and downloads, check out our website: https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/english\/course\/newsreview-2022\/unit-1\/session-37<\/p>\n<p>Do you want to improve your English? SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: www.youtube.com\/bbclearningenglish<\/p>\n<p>Visit our website: http:\/\/www.bbclearningenglish.com<br \/>\nFind us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbclearningenglish<br \/>\nFollow us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bbclearningenglish.multimedia<br \/>\n#learnenglish #health #sleep<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staying up late into the night. 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