Unravelling the Knitted Sleeve of Care
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As a sleep expert (although non-practicing recently), I suspect this study is a load of rubbish!
Seven hours’ sleep "the safest"
New Scientist
People who sleep for eight hours or more every night have a higher death rate than those who average six to seven hours, according to a new US study. But many sleep experts are sceptical about the findings.
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Posted to Oh, the Humanity • 2002.02.15 (Fri) • 08:57
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Posted by James Buckley 2002.02.19, 12:43
I’m a rebel baby, 9 hours.
God I hope this gets me chicks. ;)
Posted by jh 2002.02.19, 13:08
I recall reading once that Einstein got about 13 hours a night - and he was a babe magnet! Margaret Thatcher on the other hand got by with very few hours sleep. Starting to get the picture? ;-)
This story is getting a lot of attention since it came out but I can’t help feel it’s rubbish. There’s just too much individual variation to come up with a figure of 6 or 7 hours (anything less than 8 and I’m a bear with a sore head). What I think probably could be determined is that sleeping too much beyond or beneath your regular requirement is not so good, but as to what consitutes that personal requirement is going to be subject to some wild latitide.
Good luck with the chicks!
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