Being a morning person is better for your health

Benefits of being a morning person. Photo: Getty Images.

Researchers in Korea looked at 1,620 participants between the ages of 47 and 59 and split them into morning chronotypes, who go to bed and rise early, and evening chronotypes, who go to bed and get up late.

They also identified people who fall somewhere in the middle and don't identify with either type.

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On comparing the health of the morning and evening groups, the researchers discovered that female evening chronotypes tended to have more abdominal fat and a higher risk of heart disease and diabetes.

Overall, evening chronotypes were found to be typically younger than morning chronotypes and had a generally higher percentage of body fat.

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In fact, the late risers were less healthy overall regardless of age and lifestyle factors such as exercise and alcohol consumption.