5 Hours or Less of Sleep Increases Risk of Chronic Disease: Study

5 Hours or Less of Sleep Increases Risk of Chronic Disease: Study
A passenger sleeps as she rides an Amtrak train from 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 18, 2015. Mark Makela/Getty Images
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Sleeping for five hours or less a night if you’re age 50 or older could increase your risk of getting two or more chronic diseases as you age, research has found.

The study was published on Oct. 18 in the journal PLOS Medicine.
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