This Fitbit survey reveals that Indians are the world’s second worst sleepers
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Along with diet and exercise, good sleep plays a critical role in health and overall wellbeing, from protecting against cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity, to boosting neurocognitive functions, mental health and longevity, according to the Institute of Medicine, (US) Committee on Sleep Medicine and Research.
Ahead of World Sleep Day,
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Meanwhile, a recent study Need for Sleep found that Indian teens who had insufficient sleep did worse cognitively than teens on the recommended amount of sleep of their age group.
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Sleep Stages, which was developed by a panel of sleep experts over the last two years, utilizes heart rate variability to estimate the amount of time spent in light, deep and
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Sleep Insights, which is based on Fitbit data gained from over 3 billion nights of logged sleep, provides personalized guidance on how to improve sleep for better overall health.
By better knowing sleep quality and patterns, users can make lifestyle changes to improve sleep over time, such as diet, exercise, winding down before bed and keeping a consistent sleep schedule. Tracking sleep patterns could also help identify variations that can be indicative of other issues.
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Country- Sleep Duration (Hours)
1. Japan- 6.35
2. India- 6.55
3. Singapore- 6.56
4. Taiwan- 6.56
5. Republic of Korea- 6.56
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6. Hong Kong- 6.617. Colombia- 6.75
8. Mexico- 6.76
9. Chile- 6.80
10. Spain- 6.91
11. Italy- 6.94
12. United States- 6.99
13. Canada- 7.05
14. Germany- 7.07
15. France- 7.08
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16. Australia- 7.1517. United Kingdom- 7.16
18. New Zealand- 7.25
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