Sleeper Less Than Five Hours Risks Health

Experts are still not clear what the daily golden subx0> is, but who sleeps less than five hours endangers health.

According to recent studies on older ones over 50, a shorter sleep than five hours can increase the risk of a host of chronic health problems.

Study PLoS Medicine found that those about 50 years of age who slept five hours or less have a 30% greater risk of various diseases than those who slept seven hours.

The Ideal amount of Sleep

Experts are not yet clear on what the daily golden subx0> is, but generally recommend about seven or eight hours of sleep.

According to a study by a team from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom and Fudan University in China for middle - aged people and older people, the ideal amount of sleep can be seven hours of sleep.

In a study published in the magazine “Nature Aing”, researchers said seven hours of sleep were the ideals for mental health. / DW