Wasowicz, Lidia,

Sleep: Just As Important As Exercise, Diet. Lidia Wasowicz. - UPI, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 5, Health, 1522-323X; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: Sleep: Just As Important As Exercise, Diet, Feb. 2, 2004; pp. n.p..

"A recent NSF [National Sleep Foundation] poll indicated a quarter of American adults--47 million individuals--fail to get even the minimum amount of needed sleep. Of the 200 million vehicle operators on the nation's highways and byways, half drive drowsy, a condition equated with being drunk." (UPI) This article examines the importance of sleep to health, discusses the dangers of sleep deprivation and analyzes sleep disorders.

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Health risk assessment
Insomnia
Sex differences
Sleep--Age factors
Sleep deprivation
Sleep disorders
Sleep therapy

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