A Gallup poll revealed more adults than ever are under-slept and stressed out. Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel and sleep expert Dr. Wendy Troxel weighed in with recommendations.
Many Americans are getting too little sleep and have too much stress. A new Gallup poll revealed 57% of adults would 'feel better if they got more sleep,' while 42% said they get 'as much sleep as they need.' These findings have nearly reversed in the last decade, Gallup noted in a press release. The last measurement in 2013 found that 56% of Americans got the sleep they needed while 43% did not.
Overall, however, Americans are getting fewer hours of sleep than they did in past decades. In 1942, 59% of Americans were getting eight hours or more of sleep per night, while only 3% were getting five hours or less. In 2024, only 25% of Americans get an average of eight hours of sleep, and 20% reported sleeping for five or less. Young women are the least likely to get enough sleep, according to the study — with 36% of females versus 48% of males reporting getting enough shuteye.
Sleep amounts for both men and women showed 'significant declines from previous readings in 2013 and 2004,' according to Gallup — and are the lowest measured for each group to date. The decline was found across all age groups, although young adults between ages 18 and 29 saw the smallest difference.
All of this is very bad for health,' he said. 'It leads to heart disease, it increases your risk of stroke, it causes you to gain weight.' For young women in particular, several factors could be causing them to lose sleep, including the use of social media, which can 'feed anxiety,' Siegel said. A potential fix for the sleep-stress cycle is practicing 'sleep hygiene,' Siegel suggested, which includes sleeping in a dark room away from your cell phone.
We all have occasional stress-related sleep disturbances, but if that starts happening night after night, it becomes habit-forming,' she said. 'And that's where we see more chronic problems like insomnia. So, if you see that happening, treat it as a habit that your brain is learning — and break it.' For more Health articles, visit foxnews.com/health.
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