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22nd June 2019
02:18pm BST
These people were found to have lower blood pressure after the study was over.
"Midday sleep appears to lower blood pressure levels at the same magnitude as other lifestyle changes," Dr Manolis Kallistratos, a researcher on the study, said.
"For example, salt and alcohol reduction can bring blood pressure levels down by 3 to 5 mm/Hg.
"These findings are important because a drop in blood pressure as small as 2 mm/Hg can reduce the risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attack by up to 10 per cent.
"We obviously don't want to encourage people to sleep for hours on end during the day, but on the other hand, they shouldn't feel guilty if they can take a short nap, given the potential health benefits."
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