Time to sleep
- Kendra Babbey
- Jun 9, 2021
- 1 min read
Day 149: One thing I learned today…
According to the CDC, 25% of US adults reported insufficient sleep.
I believe sleep varies person to person however, a study showed that moderate sleep deprivation produces impairments equivalent to those of alcohol intoxication.
After 17 to 19 hours without sleep, performance was equivalent or worse than that of a blood alcohol concentration level of 0.05 percent. I wasn’t sure what a 0.05 BAC averaged so I looked into it. According to James Fell and Robert Voas reported “It takes at least four drinks for an average 170-pound male to exceed 0.05BAC in 2 hours on an empty stomach (three drinks for a 137-pound female).”
17 hours of wakefulness leaves 7 hours a night for sleep; and yet many people declare that they're "fine" on just 5 or 6 hours. While there is some individuality in sleep needs from person to person, most sleep researchers encourage adults to aim for 8 consistent hours; it just seems to be the sweet spot.
How much are you sleeping?
Fell, James C, and Robert B Voas. “The effectiveness of a 0.05 blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for driving in the United States.” Addiction (Abingdon, England) vol. 109,6 (2014): 869-74.
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