Hello everyone, According to a 2022 sleep study, 71% of adults living in the UK do not get the recommended 9 hours sleep a night, and 14% of those do not even sleep 5 hours a night! This problem is not UK specific – 62% of adults around the world say they don’t sleep as well as they would like to. We know that if we don’t get a good night’s sleep, we feel tired the next day and may find it harder to focus, but could a lack of sleep also be affecting our health? We asked 10 experts in sleep research, gastroenterology and epidemiology,
Is lack of sleep linked to higher mortality?
Is lack of sleep linked to higher mortality?
Is lack of sleep linked to higher mortality?
Hello everyone, According to a 2022 sleep study, 71% of adults living in the UK do not get the recommended 9 hours sleep a night, and 14% of those do not even sleep 5 hours a night! This problem is not UK specific – 62% of adults around the world say they don’t sleep as well as they would like to. We know that if we don’t get a good night’s sleep, we feel tired the next day and may find it harder to focus, but could a lack of sleep also be affecting our health? We asked 10 experts in sleep research, gastroenterology and epidemiology,