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Article: America's Sleep-Deprived Teens Nodding Off at School, Behind theWheel, New National Sleep Foundation Poll Finds (Part 2/2)
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- March 28, 2006
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WASHINGTON, March 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Many of the nation's
adolescents are falling asleep in class, arriving late to school,
feeling down and driving drowsy because of a lack of sleep that gets
worse as they get older, according to a new poll released today by
the National Sleep Foundation (NSF). (Part 2 of 2)
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Other factors affecting adolescent sleep
Caffeine plays a prominent role in the life of today's adolescent.
Three-quarters of those polled drink at least one caffeinated
beverage every day, and nearly one-third (31 percent) consume two or
more such drinks each day. Adolescents who drink two or more
caffeinated beverages daily are more likely to get an insufficient ...