{"id":7619,"date":"2026-09-28T12:56:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/?p=7619"},"modified":"2026-09-28T12:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:56:09","slug":"want-to-live-longer-sleep-longer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/09\/28\/want-to-live-longer-sleep-longer\/","title":{"rendered":"Want to live longer? Sleep longer."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>By Murray Sherriffs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/zpaf090f2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"709\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/zpaf090f2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/zpaf090f2.jpg 709w, https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/zpaf090f2-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Relationship between proportion of population obtaining insufficient sleep and life expectancy across the United States in 2025<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, eating well, exercising, not smoking or drinking alcohol moderate lifespan, but according to the publication SLEEP Advances, the amount of shut-eye that we get at night might be more strongly linked to projected longevity than diet and exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Andrew McHill was involved in the research and didn&#8217;t expect sleep to be so strongly correlated to life expectancy\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The researchers looked at a huge U.S. database of health survey data taken between 2019-2025, alongside life expectancies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Insufficient sleep\u2014less than seven hours of sleep a night\u2014is \u201csignificantly negatively correlated with life expectancy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Murray Sherriffs Yes, eating well, exercising, not smoking or drinking alcohol moderate lifespan, but according to the publication SLEEP Advances, the amount of shut-eye that we get at night might be more strongly linked to projected longevity than diet and exercise. 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