Know somebody who likes to brag that he can get by on six hours of sleep a night? Tell him that men who sleep less than seven hours a night have a 26 percent greater death rate over a two-decade period than men who sleep seven to eight hours a night. And children who don't get enough sleep are more likely to be overweight and to have behavioral problems. And people who do rotating-shift work
Know somebody who likes to brag that he can get by on six hours of sleep a night? Tell him that men who sleep less than seven hours a night have a 26 percent greater death rate over a two-decade period than men who sleep seven to eight hours a night. And children who don't get enough sleep are more likely to be overweight and to have behavioral problems.
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