{"id":28536,"date":"2020-12-01T08:51:46","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T08:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=28536"},"modified":"2020-12-01T08:51:46","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T08:51:46","slug":"booze-robbing-many-americans-of-their-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=28536","title":{"rendered":"Booze Robbing Many Americans of Their Sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SATURDAY, Nov. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News)<\/p>\n

Nearly 7 in 10 Americans have lost sleep<\/a> because they drank alcohol<\/a> too close to bedtime, including 1 in 5 who often have this problem, a new poll shows.<\/p>\n

In the American Academy of Sleep<\/a> Medicine (AASM) survey, men were more likely to say they’ve lost sleep<\/a> due to drinking alcohol<\/a> than women (75% vs. 60%), and adults ages 35-44 (78%) are most likely to have a drink too late at night.<\/p>\n

“While you might think alcohol helps you sleep<\/a>, there are negative effects to having a drink close to bedtime,” said AASM President Dr. Kannan Ramar, a sleep medicine physician at the Mayo Clinic.<\/p>\n

“Alcohol use can fragment your sleep, leading to more frequent awakenings during the second half of the night,” Ramar explained in an AASM news release.<\/p>\n

Research shows that having a moderate amount of alcohol an hour before bedtime reduces melatonin<\/a> production, which can disrupt your internal clock that helps regulate your 24-hour sleep-wake cycle.<\/p>\n

Other ways that alcohol can harm your sleep include:<\/p>\n