Monday 23 May 2022 07:55 PM Nearly a third of US women report never feeling well-rested after sleep trends now
Women are 50 percent more likely to report still feeling tired when they wake up every morning than men are, a new study finds.
Researchers at the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) found that one-third of women report that they never feel well rested when they wake up, compared to around 20 percent of men.
Menstruation, concerns over their children and even restless partners have all been blamed for women being more likely to suffer a bad night's rest.
The average person is recommended to get at least seven hours of sleep every night, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But a third of Americans fail to get even this much.
More than 2,000 Americans — half being women — were questioned by U.S. experts on how they felt after sleep over the course of a week (file photo)
In the survey — carried out by research organization the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) — 2,000 participants, half of which were women, answered questions on their quality of sleep.
They were asked, 'how
