Association of sleep duration in middle and old age with incidence of dementia

Re:Association of sleep duration in middle and old age with ... by matwood on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @01:24PM (#26892657)

IME, the biggest predictor for people looking younger than their age is exercising and avoiding alcohol. I'm sure sleep is in there since people who do the other 2 normally also sleep ok.

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Re:Association of sleep duration in middle and old age with ... by bradford on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @01:48PM (#26893029)

I'd add tobacco use and UV exposure to that list (anecdotal of course).

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Re:Association of sleep duration in middle and old age with ... by ethbr0 on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @02:00PM (#26893221)

Constant stress seems the biggest ager. Intermittent stress (even at high levels), punctuated by periods of relexation, doesn't seem as bad.

See: US presidents before-and-after vs corporate CEOs

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Re:Association of sleep duration in middle and old age with ... by burade on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @01:43PM (#26892967)

Sleep is in there, trust me. I'm 29 and look 40.

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Re:Association of sleep duration in middle and old age with ... by paulpauper on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @02:37PM (#26893716)

i think genes are a bigger factor

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Re:Association of sleep duration in middle and old age with ... by matwood on Thursday April 22, 2021 @12:11PM (#26904431)

I disagree. Genes play a role by setting a min/max kind of like guardrails, but there can be a wide gradient between that min/max. Even people with arguably 'great genes' look terrible if they abuse drugs, alcohol, or their body in other ways.

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