Consumption of Highly Caffeinated Beverages and Late-Night Technology Use Results in Poor Sleep for Adolescents
Adolescents often struggle to obtain a sufficient amount of sleep during the school week due to a biological change that occurs during puberty, which makes falling asleep in time to obtain the required 8-10 hours of sleep for full restoration difficult. Students who use multiple forms of technology late into the night and consume caffeinated beverages subsequently may suffer from excessive daytime sleepiness. This was studied at Drexel University and the results are being presented June 8, at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies
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