The French may soon be sleeping on the job

A study shows that more than 23,000 people for the last 6 years showed regular naps could reduce signs of heart disease as much as 37 percent,providing a benefitin the same order of magnitude as that linked to lowering cholesterol,eating a healthy diet, or exercising.“If confirmed by other investigations, these results would imply that a siesta could be added to the several means available for the control of coronary heart mortality, like healthy diets or cholesterol-lowering medications,”said Dimitrios Trichopoulos , the Vincent L. Gregory Professor of Cancer Prevention and the study’s senior author. “The magnitude of the effect appears to be considerable.”
Nevertheless,the French office nappers have the perfect excuse as the French Health Minister seeks to improv the work performances with day time naps.The French had been already enjoying a 35 hour work week and vacation, moreover, Now the health minister wants to look into whether workers should be allowed to sleep on the
job.According to the ministry,French workers complain that poor night sleep has affected their work performances.Health Minister Xavier Bertrand added that He will called for further studies and said he
would promote on-the-job naps if they had prove useful.