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Tuesday 3 February 2015

How much sleep do you REALLY need? Experts compile the definitive snooze chart showing the different hour of sleep needed at every stage of life

  • National Sleep Foundation has revised its recommendations for all ages
  • Children from four months to 17 years old need more sleep than was previously thought, the new report states
  • Lack of sleep has been found to increase a person's risk of obesity, heart disease and diabetes, shortening life expectancy 


A new study by experts at the National Sleep Foundation in the US has recommended how much sleep a person needs at each stage in life, ranging from 14 to 17 hours as a newborn to seven to eight hours as an older adult, aged over 65, pictured

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