Abstract
There is a perception that time spent asleep is time wasted. Anecdotally one hears of people sleeping no more than 3–4 h per night with no apparent ill effects. As tempting as a short sleep regime sounds, we know that sleep is critical for survival. In 1983 Rechtschaffen and colleagues showed that rats developed pathology and died within 14 to 21 days of total sleep deprivation.1
Data accumulated over the past 40 years from prospective cohort studies indicate higher all-cause mortality rates among people who sleep either less than 6 h or more than 9 h per night.2 We also know that sleep loss affects neurobehavioural performance, metabolism and obesity, and psychological health
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-2 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 23 Feb 2016 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Sleep: a serious contender for the prevention of obesity and non-communicable diseases. / Rae, Dale E; Ebrahim, Irshaad; Roden, Laura C.
In: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa, Vol. 21, No. 1, 2016, p. 1-2.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Sleep: a serious contender for the prevention of obesity and non-communicable diseases
AU - Rae, Dale E
AU - Ebrahim, Irshaad
AU - Roden, Laura C
N1 - Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Sleep — how seriously do we need to take it?There is a perception that time spent asleep is time wasted. Anecdotally one hears of people sleeping no more than 3–4 h per night with no apparent ill effects. As tempting as a short sleep regime sounds, we know that sleep is critical for survival. In 1983 Rechtschaffen and colleagues showed that rats developed pathology and died within 14 to 21 days of total sleep deprivation.1 Data accumulated over the past 40 years from prospective cohort studies indicate higher all-cause mortality rates among people who sleep either less than 6 h or more than 9 h per night.2 We also know that sleep loss affects neurobehavioural performance, metabolism and obesity, and psychological health
AB - Sleep — how seriously do we need to take it?There is a perception that time spent asleep is time wasted. Anecdotally one hears of people sleeping no more than 3–4 h per night with no apparent ill effects. As tempting as a short sleep regime sounds, we know that sleep is critical for survival. In 1983 Rechtschaffen and colleagues showed that rats developed pathology and died within 14 to 21 days of total sleep deprivation.1 Data accumulated over the past 40 years from prospective cohort studies indicate higher all-cause mortality rates among people who sleep either less than 6 h or more than 9 h per night.2 We also know that sleep loss affects neurobehavioural performance, metabolism and obesity, and psychological health
U2 - 10.1080/16089677.2016.1150574
DO - 10.1080/16089677.2016.1150574
M3 - Editorial
VL - 21
SP - 1
EP - 2
JO - Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa
JF - Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa
IS - 1
ER -