{"id":191688,"date":"2017-07-29T18:46:39","date_gmt":"2017-07-29T18:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/worn-out-uk-how-20million-britons-dont-get-enough-sleep\/"},"modified":"2017-07-29T18:46:39","modified_gmt":"2017-07-29T18:46:39","slug":"worn-out-uk-how-20million-britons-dont-get-enough-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/worn-out-uk-how-20million-britons-dont-get-enough-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"Worn out UK: How 20million Britons don&#8217;t get enough sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>38 per cent of UK adults \u2013 some 20million of us \u2013 are not getting enough sleep<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Britons were worst affected by lack of sleep in a poll of 14,000 in 14 countries<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Indians were the best sleepers with only 7 per cent saying they don&#8217;t get enough<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>They also seem to sleep very well in China where only 11 per cent have a problem<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By<\/p>\n<p>Daily Mail Reporter<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span><br \/>\n  19:38 EDT, 27 July 2017<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span><br \/>\n  19:43 EDT, 27 July 2017<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-facebook\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-twitter\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-pinterest\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-gplus\">\n      <span class=\"g-interactivepost\"><br \/>\n        <a><\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-email\">\n<p>                <span class=\"wai\">e-mail<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-icons\" id=\"shareLinkTop\">\n            <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>     <span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"count-number\">          74<\/p>\n<p class=\"count-text\">View <br \/> comments<\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">If you&#8217;re yawning as you read this, the chances are you&#8217;re not alone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">According to a study, an astonishing 38 per cent of UK adults \u2013 some 20million of us \u2013 are not getting enough sleep.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Britons were the worst affected by lack of shuteye in a poll of 14,000 in 14 countries.<\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ac5a14064bec8254\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"According to a study, an astonishing 38 per cent of UK adults \u2013 some 20million of us \u2013 are not getting enough sleep\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ac5a14064bec8254\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/07\/28\/00\/3CEDA41600000578-0-image-a-1_1501198520542.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"According to a study, an astonishing 38 per cent of UK adults \u2013 some 20million of us \u2013 are not getting enough sleep\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">According to a study, an astonishing 38 per cent of UK adults \u2013 some 20million of us \u2013 are not getting enough sleep<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Those in India were the best sleepers with only 7 per cent saying they didn&#8217;t get enough.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They also snooze well in China where only 11 per cent have a problem.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels link-bogr1 linkro-ccox\">\n<li>\n<p>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/07\/21\/09\/428AEBA000000578-0-image-m-14_1500625457342.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><span>Snoring linked to Alzheimer&#8217;s: Difficulty breathing while&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/07\/19\/18\/427E076A00000578-0-image-a-28_1500486526839.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><span>Meet the 9-year-old boy who cannot cry or sweat and only has&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/07\/18\/15\/4273CF5400000578-0-image-m-40_1500388652546.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><span>Modern lifestyles are NOT to blame for insomnia:&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In the UK, women are more likely to nod off better than men, the survey by Aviva Health Insurance found.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Those aged 35 to 44 are worst affected, with more than half \u2013 51 per cent \u2013 saying they don&#8217;t get the right amount of sleep.<\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a0f705f22ccfac3f\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Britons were the worst affected by lack of shuteye in a poll of 14,000 in 14 countries\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a0f705f22ccfac3f\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/07\/28\/00\/15D71D1200000514-0-image-a-2_1501198526950.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Britons were the worst affected by lack of shuteye in a poll of 14,000 in 14 countries\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Britons were the worst affected by lack of shuteye in a poll of 14,000 in 14 countries<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In contrast, those aged 65 and over seem to be the best sleepers, with only 27 per cent feeling they don&#8217;t get the right amount of slumber.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">One in three adults who are married say they don&#8217;t get the right amount of sleep, compared with nearly half \u2013 45 per cent \u2013 of couples who co-habit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Overall, UK adults with children appear to sleep more or less as well as those without children.<\/p>\n<p>            <!-- ad: http:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v2\/us\/health\/none\/article\/other\/inread_player.html --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"social-links-title\">Share or comment on this article<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"bigLinks sc-icns cleared\">\n<li class=\"share-facebook\">\n<p>                                    <span class=\"wai\">e-mail<\/span><br \/>\n                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-icons\" id=\"shareLinkBottom\">\n<p>    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