There Is No Link Between Insomnia and Early Death, Study Finds

A new report published in the journal Science Direct says there is no link between insomnia and early death. The researchers reportedly 'reviewed 17 studies, which covered close to 37 million people, to compile their results,' the BBC notes. From the report: This new report goes against what the NHS says, which claims that as well as putting people at risk of obesity, heart disease and type 2 diabetes, that insomnia shortens life expectancy. The NHS recommends things like exercising to tire yourself out during the day and cutting down on caffeine. It also says smoking, eating too much or drinking alcohol late at night can stop you from sleeping well. Other recommendations include writing a list of things that are playing on your mind and trying to get to bed at a similar time every night. 'There was no difference in the odds of mortality for those individuals with symptoms of insomnia when compared to those without symptoms,' the study says. 'This finding was echoed in the assessment of the rate of mortality in those with and without symptoms of insomnia using the outcomes of multivariate models, with the most complete adjustment for potential confounders, as reported by the individual studies included in this meta-analysis. Additional analyses revealed a tendency for an increased risk of mortality associated with hypnotic use.'

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