- Research shows that nine out of ten residents do not get a good night’s sleep
Forget Sleepless in Seattle, a new poll shows it’s now Sleepless in Stoke.
The Staffordshire city is said to be the most sleep-deprived in the country, with nine in 10 residents failing to get a good night’s sleep.
A study found that Brits lose up to 30 days of sleep a year, with the average person sleeping just six hours a night – two hours less than the NHS recommendation.
This amounts to a sleep deprivation of more than four weeks – or thirty days – per year. As a result, nine in ten (90 percent) Britons complain of being permanently tired.
Those in the 45 to 59 age group experience the most restless sleep – with four disturbed sleep periods per week.
A study found that Brits lose up to 30 days a year of sleep, with the average person sleeping just six hours a night – two hours less than the NHS recommendation (stock image)
The research, commissioned by Lingo – a biosensor and app that helps people understand the link between their metabolism and health, also revealed a link between poor sleep and diet.
About three-quarters (75 percent) of the 2,000 respondents blamed their sleepless nights on eating the wrong food too late.
One in ten (12 per cent) admit to scoffing at chocolate before bed, while a further 11 per cent indulge in biscuits, giving them a sugar rush at the wrong time of day.
Toast (eight percent) and chips (seven percent) are also on the list of late-night carbohydrate snacks that can affect sleep patterns.
To combat the exhaustion caused by lack of sleep, more than half of Brits (52 percent) try to stay awake during the day by drinking coffee, while one in three (31 percent) turns to chocolate for a boost. to give.
Energy drinks (24 percent), carbonated drinks (20 percent), fruit (19 percent) and toast (19 percent) are also popular snacks to cheer us up.
Lily Soutter, nutritionist at Abbott’s Lingo, said: ‘The research clearly shows that Brits are struggling with not getting enough quality sleep, which may be linked to the food we eat.
‘Relying on too many fast foods, such as snacks with a high sugar content, can contribute to peaks and valleys in our blood glucose levels.
‘Greater glucose fluctuations may be associated with poorer sleep quality.
‘On the other hand, if we are sleep deprived, we may experience an impaired glycemic response the next morning.
‘That’s why adequate sleep is associated with better metabolic health. That is why it is so important to understand our personal glucose levels and get off the glucose roller coaster.’