Science In The News...A Good Nights Sleep Is Important

Work 'the biggest sleep robber'

Work time is the single most important lifestyle factor that impacts on sleep - the more hours you work the less sleep you get - And the more sleep you get the less hours you work, while moderate sleep and moderate work are balanced out quite nicely except for those who are unemployed and sleep far more often than not. Those who got less than four-and-a-half hours sleep a night worked an average of 93 minutes longer on weekdays and 118 minutes more at the weekend. Also, it was discovered that while sleeping, most people find it difficult to work. Leading researchers to presume that the two factors are mutually exclusive except for members of law enforcement while on duty. The study in the journal Sleep included nearly 50,000 US participants.