Sleep: finding the happy medium

If the kids, pets or spouse get you out of bed earlier than you'd like, thank them.
A large study finds 7-8 hours is the optimal amount of sleep. Much more or less can increase your risk of death ( before your time) .
The Finnish study looked at a host of other studies to reach this conclusion. They particularly focused on men.
Interestingly, snoring had no bearing on these results and while the effect of sleep on mortality varied by age, the strongest effects were seen in young men.
So, make hay while the sun shines applies even nowadays.

btw, the study is in the latest issue of SLEEP