Always had a feeling this was true: Sleep the right amount, live longer, sleep the wrong amount, age faster!

"...scientists narrowed down a “sweet spot” of between 6.4 and 7.8 hours of sleep per night. Sleep durations that fall too much on either side of that, the study found, were associated with accelerated aging." (For some it's 4, for some 9 though)

Just thought I would share this, as it seems important to all of us who don't love aging ❤️

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[–] CorneliusTalmadge@lemmy.world 33 points 4 weeks ago

Not enough sleep - death

Too much sleep - death

Just the right amount of sleep - believe it or not also death.

[–] Angryhumanoid@fedinsfw.app 15 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Hmm, wouldn't it be more efficient to only sleep once every 3 days and just sleep for 21 hours? I'll try it and let you know.

[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 6 points 4 weeks ago

Could you ask the hatman to give me back my sanity when you see him?

Thanks.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 weeks ago

Ah, a fellow traveller on the coffee and cocaine diet, I see. I'm just heading to bed, I'll be awake again in June.

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

scientists narrowed down a “sweet spot” of between 6.4 and 7.8 hours of sleep per night

If you sleep less than that on weekdays and more on weekends, does it average out?

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 4 weeks ago

Kinda. You do accumulate sleep debt.

[–] YetAnotherNerd@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 weeks ago

Nope. Google “sleep camel”

[–] devfuuu@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Normie numbers. All my homies follow a strict sleep diet of 3 to 4h during the week and the classical 12h to 14h during the weekend. Probably averages out to early death too 😎

[–] Admetus@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 weeks ago

So much for beauty sleep...

[–] Stupendous@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

When I think of people I know that actually sleep more than 8 hours, they're really overweight. Like you can hear them snoring all throughout the day

[–] sparkyshocks@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 weeks ago

That...sounds like they're not actually sleeping those hours.

[–] FlowerFan@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago

I sleep 9 hours and my BMI is so critically underweight it tells me to go visit doctors.