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How much sleep do you really need?

The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) recently updated recommendations for appropriate sleep durations:

• School-age child (6 – 13 years): 9 – 11 hours (previously 10 – 11 hours)
• Teens (14 – 17): 8 – 10 hours (previously 8 ½ - 9 ½ hours)
• Young adults (18 – 25): 7 – 9 hours (new category)
• Adults (26 – 64): 7 – 9 hours (no change)
• Older adults (65+ years): 7 – 8 hours (new category)

If a person lives 85 years, he or she may sleep nearly 250,000 hours -- more than 10,000 full days.