Late nights: Bad for health? BBC News Review

Staying up late into the night. For some people, it’s just the way they prefer to live. But it could be affecting their health. New research from the US found that ‘night owls’ may be more likely to develop heart disease and diabetes. It’s because people who get up early burn fat for energy more easily.

Key words and phrases
night owls
people who like being active at night, and go to bed late
- I was a night owl at university. I always wrote my essays after midnight.
- She’s a night owl, which is why she’s often grumpy in the morning.

chronic
lasting for a long time
- After the accident, he suffered from chronic pain.
- There’s a chronic shortage of doctors. People have to wait months for treatment.

prone to
likely to do or be affected by something bad
- She has weak legs and is prone to injury.
- I don’t believe him. He’s prone to lying.

0:00 - Introduction
0:26 - Story
1:13 - Headline 1: SKY NEWS - Early bird or night owl? How your sleep cycle puts you at risk of heart disease and diabetes
2:55 - Headline 2: CNN - Night owls at high risk of certain chronic diseases, study says
4:55 - Headline 3: GUARDIAN - Night owls may be more prone to heart disease and diabetes, study finds
6:22 - Language summary

#learnenglish #health #sleep

[Neo-Reloaded]

From my experience in school, most students are night owls. I'm the opposite. I love waking up at the crack of dawn and commuting as early as possible. Early in the morning, the landscapes are amazing. In my country, nights are a bit dangerous and you're prone to be robbed and suffer chronic injuries. I'd better live in peace.

[kimloan]

I'm a medical student, and although I know that a night owl has more risks of chronic diseases than an early bird, I still am a night owl. Because I have to learn a big knowledge from medical university, I don't have time and I can't wake up in the early morning. It seems to be so fun when a doctor advises patients don't sleep too late, the doctor does it oppositely.

[khinephuthwe]

It's been almost three years that I lived as a night owl, soon I suffered from chronic insomnia which even made my mental health down. It's prone to depression and sleep anxiety . But now I'm trying to sleep at 10 pm and making a habit to be a morning person...always do Yoga and meditation at evenings. It works!

[bbclearningenglish]

Key words and phrases from the episode:

𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐬
people who like being active at night and go to bed late
- 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘸𝘭 𝘢𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘐 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.
- 𝘚𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘸𝘭, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘨𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨.

𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜
lasting for a long time
- 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯.
- 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴. 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.

𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨
likely to do or be affected by something bad
- 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘺.
- 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘮. 𝘏𝘦’𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨.

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[HuyenTran-iobr]

Several years ago, I was an early bird. I woke up early in the morning to exercise and go running. At that time, my health was extremely good, both mental and physical. However, I am gradually addicted to social media, like TikTok and Facebook, so I almost stay up late every single day. I realized that I was deteriorating in health. I frequently have headaches and become sedentary and stagnant in my leisure pursuits than I used to. Now I am endevouring myself to break my bad habits and lead a healthy and balanced life.

[doritogomez]

It's incredible, I thought a knew these words but I find myself learning them again. Great video!

[walkingguy]

I used to be a night owl, I stayed up all night and slept in the early morning. So at that time, I always felt exhausted and suffered from chronic diseases related to my stomach. But now, I have changed my routine. I sleep at 11 pm and wake up at 6.am. Then, I ride a bike for 30 minutes, eat breakfast and enjoy a cup of coffee. I decided to avoid anything prone to my life. Because of that, my quality of life is amazingly improved.

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[annaosojca]

When I was a student I used to stay up late, but now I need to wake up early. My job requires being a morning person

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