“While this study can't prove sleep duration is causing these infections, the team says it underlines how important sleep is to keep us healthy.” No, that’s not how causation works. This article didn’t prove causation, only correlation. The actual problem could be something completely different with the sleep issues as a symptom. Why does it seem like the bar is continually dropping in peer review?
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Reply to Too much or too little sleep could be making you sick more. Those who reported sleeping less than six hours a night were 27% more likely to report a recent infection, and those who reported more than nine hours sleep were 44% more likely to report one. by MistWeaver80
“While this study can't prove sleep duration is causing these infections, the team says it underlines how important sleep is to keep us healthy.” No, that’s not how causation works. This article didn’t prove causation, only correlation. The actual problem could be something completely different with the sleep issues as a symptom. Why does it seem like the bar is continually dropping in peer review?