Posted on 11/26/2022 9:32:07 AM PST by thegagline
As the United States rolled back the clocks one hour this month to observe the end of Daylight Saving Time, many people got a bit more sleep than usual – but some not as much as others.
Growing evidence shows that lack of sleep and sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea, remain more prevalent in Black, Asian, and Hispanic or Latino communities, and these inequities can have long-term detrimental implications for physical health, even raising the risk of certain chronic diseases.
*** Now, some sleep researchers worry about the potential effects that continuing to change standard time twice each year may have on sleep health inequities.
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As for the inequities seen in sleep health, it’s not that White adults don’t also experience a lack of sleep and its health consequences – but people of color appear to disproportionately experience them more, and that’s believed to be largely due to social systems in the United States.
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Yet the racial and ethnic disparities in sleep duration appear to be getting worse across the United States, *** [A] study, published in April in the medical journal JAMA Network Open, found that among more than 400,000 adults in the US, between 2004 and 2018, the prevalence of short and long sleep duration was persistently higher among those who were Black and Hispanic or Latino. Short sleep is less than seven hours in a day, and long sleep is more than nine hours.
*** “Among those are housing conditions, noise pollution, light pollution, air pollution, stress from different sources – including perceived racial discrimination – and jobs or working conditions,” he said, adding that the convergence of all those factors may explain why getting the recommended amount of sleep “may be less common among Black adults than among White adults.”
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(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Can’t make this up.
They are really, really, stretching it with this one. How long before the racism meme snaps of absurdity?
I thought pregnant and nursing men of color were most adversely affected.
everything is racist. 100% of this nation’s resources go into uncovering and dealing with racism. Just think what our nation could be doing if not for the “strength” of diversity vacuuming up all our time, energy, resources, attention...
I wish Free Republic would ban posting articles from CNN in the News/Activision category. Maybe create a “Disinformation” category for liberal media? Just a thought...
Ho ho. The Babylon Bee just gets funnier and funnier!
By golly - I’ve long been for “equality” in sleep!!!!!!!!!!!!
Also, eating, showering, cooking, raking leaves, mowing lawns, - whatever else NORMAL people do without much trouble!!!!
Good idea!
“Among those are housing conditions, noise pollution, light pollution, air pollution, stress from different sources – including perceived racial discrimination – and jobs or working conditions,” he said, adding that the convergence of all those factors may explain why getting the recommended amount of sleep “may be less common among Black adults than among White adults.”
my guess is the loud music, rude neighbors, swearing, arguing and gunshots at night, fears of violent crime, etc. so common in black communities are the causes of sleep deprivation. These are all self inflicted wounds, people...
Let's see that "evidence".
Words fail me.
That’s why I keep a copy of my White Privilege card posted on an east-facing window. It delays sunrise for an hour.
Why, yes! Yes it does! It's time to finish off this ridiculous practice forever! End Daylight Savings Time!
Besides, the extra hour of sun burns my grass.
Had to double check to make sure this wasn’t from the Bee. /s
Men of color don't nurse, they just leave.
I’m not sure how anyone could tell since most minority community residents wake up at crack (pun intended) of noon.
Getting nightfall earlier would seem to be a boon for drug sales.
During those 15 years, I bet the average age for minorities lowered, while the average age for whites increased. In other words, young adults get less sleep than older middle aged adults.
https://qz.com/1013714/one-metric-shows-that-race-in-america-is-about-to-experience-a-dramatic-shift
Most popular age for whites is 62 (the linked article is 5 years old). The most popular age for blacks is 32. 4 years ago (the main article ends at 2018) that would be blacks at 28 and whites at 58. No wonder people in their 20's sleep less than people in their 50's.
But everything's supposed to be about race. LOL
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