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Are you sleep deprived? Indians are among the poorest sleepers in the world

Along with diet and exercise, good sleep plays a critical role in health and overall wellbeing

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Khalid Anzar New Delhi
It is a ‘Sleep day’ today! Yes, you read it right.
 
On 17 March every year, people celebrate sleep day across the world. On the occasion of sleep day, a report  by Fitbit – a California based company known for wearable devices –  reveals that Indians are some of the poorest sleepers in the world.
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Also, the overall Asian population gets less sleep on average than their American and European counterparts.

A recent study ‘Need for Sleep’ found that teenagers in India who don't sleep enough perform way

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