Diet plays an important role in getting a good night`s sleep, providing a chance to rest the mind and repair the body. It has often been said that people should get at least eight hours sleep at night, but individuals tend to need different amounts. Among the various groups, children require more sleep than older people do. First few days of life a neonate may sleep for about 20 hours a day. People generally need less sleep as they get older, or at least less continuously, so if older people have a daytime snooze and sleeps for less time at night are perfectly normal. Quality is more vital than quantity.

By Ms Mumtaz Khalid Ismail

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