Sleep Shortfall: 31 Percent Of Adults Are Missing Out On Recommended Sleep

Nearly a third of the population finds it challenging to achieve the advised 7-9 hours of sleep per night.

Getting seven to eight hours of sleep a night is key to maintaining a healthy immune system. Ground Picture/Shutterstock

Recent findings from Flinders University reveal that 31 percent of adults are not getting the recommended 7-9 hours of sleep per night, making a good night’s rest increasingly elusive.

As crucial to health as diet and exercise, sleep was the focus of a global study involving 68,000 adults worldwide.