Sleep deprivation is a major problem in our societies: it fuels diabetes, obesitiy and cardiovascular disease.
In Dr Bonnet´s words, from Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wright State University, Ohio, USA.
We must recognize the alertness function of sleep and the increasing consequences of sleepiness with the same vigor that we have come to recognize the societal impact of alcohol.
Check below to see what we have done with sleep in the past 20 years
In Dr Bonnet´s words, from Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wright State University, Ohio, USA.
We must recognize the alertness function of sleep and the increasing consequences of sleepiness with the same vigor that we have come to recognize the societal impact of alcohol.
Check below to see what we have done with sleep in the past 20 years
From 1985 to 2004, the percentage of men and women who reported an average of <6 hours of sleep per 24-hour period increased in all age groups. Nowadays, one third of American men aged from 30 to 64 years do NOT get enough sleep!!! And women are getting there...
SOURCES: Unpublished data, National Health Interview Survey, 2004.
Schoenborn CA. Health habits of U.S. adults, 1985: the "Alameda 7" revisited. Public Health Rep 1986;101:571--80.
SOURCES: Unpublished data, National Health Interview Survey, 2004.
Schoenborn CA. Health habits of U.S. adults, 1985: the "Alameda 7" revisited. Public Health Rep 1986;101:571--80.
