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Older Adults Need Less Sleep
How much sleep we need is largely a mystery, and sleep seems tougher to come by as we agecheap shoesMany studies - often funded by
the pharmaceutical industry - have suggested that we're all sleep-deprived zombies, risking our health for lack of shut-eye. cheap Nike Air Max
But new research in the U.K. confirms previous indications that older people need less sleep. It also suggests that variations
in sleep hours needed are normal and healthy - so long as one is not overly sleepy during the day. CHANEL on sale
"Healthy aging appears to be associated with reductions in the sleep duration and depth required to maintain daytime alertness," the scientists said in a statement.
Still, researchers warn that many people in modern society suffer from sleep deprivation, and that it can lead to plenty CHANEL
of woes from accidents on the job to higher risk of falls and even death in elderly people.
The study, announced today, involved 110 healthy adults who did not have any sleep disorders and didn't complain about lack of sleep.
They went through various rounds of sleep and wake periods under varying conditions, and were tested for sleepiness during the wake periods.
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