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SW VandeCarr
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I knew that this amount of sleep (or less) seemed to work for some people. However the general view was that most people needed 7-8 hours of quality sleep for good health. This follow up study in women seems to refute this. The researchers followed over 400 women over 14 years with minimal loss to follow up and discovered the optimal amount of sleep associated with reduced mortality was significantly less (at least for women in southern California).
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-09/uoc--wsf093010.php
EDIT: It should be understood that this is only one study and for various reasons, should not be considered the last word.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-09/uoc--wsf093010.php
EDIT: It should be understood that this is only one study and for various reasons, should not be considered the last word.
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