Study Finds Sleep Deprivation a Major Health Problem in US

by Sreeraman on  October 31, 2009 at 11:40 AM General Health News
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People who don't have a high school diploma tend to sleep better than university graduates, for example.

Thirty-eight percent of people with little schooling -- less than a high school diploma or equivalency test -- said they got enough sleep every night during the previous month, while only 28 percent of college graduates said the same.

Women slept worse than men, younger people worse than the elderly, whites slept better than Latinos and blacks, the study showed.

The CDC warned that chronic lack of sleep could have serious health consequences, including depression, obesity and high cholesterol, and is associated with risk behaviors including cigarette smoking and heavy drinking.

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