This nightly fall in blood pressure is a " good thing , " said dr. redline .

雷德兰医生说，夜间睡眠时血压下降是“正常的”。

These unhealthy eating patterns can build up over time , and can lead to entrenched bad habits and weight gain , says susan redline , md , the senior author of the study and a professor of sleep medicine at harvard medical school , in boston .

随着时间的流逝这些不健康饮食习惯会逐渐加剧最终可能会养成难改的不良习惯并造成体重增加医学博士苏珊.瑞德林（susanredline）说道.她是该项研究的高级成员也是位于波斯顿的哈佛医学院的睡眠医学教授.

Dr. redline said that although the study followed only men , she believes the results would also apply to women who fail to get enough deep sleep .

雷德兰医生说，尽管研究对象只有男性，她相信研究结论对没有足够睡眠的女性也同样适用。

" Not having that nightly dip might directly influence daytime blood pressure , " said dr. redline .

“夜间血压不下降很可能会直接影响白天的血压水平，”雷德兰医生称。

It 's also known that the areas of the brain that regulate sleep patterns have " a lot of crosstalk with areas of the brain that release hormones and other mediators that influence blood pressure , " dr. redline said .

雷德兰医生还说，我们现在知道大脑中控制睡眠模式的区域与释放性激素和其它影响血压的介质的区域有很多相互的干扰。