No, Night Owls Aren’t Doomed to Die Early

None of the experts we spoke with suggested that people with owl schedules who get restful sleep each night, eat a healthy diet, exercise, form meaningful social connections and get some sunlight each day were at significant risk of an overall decline in their general health, or an early death, based solely on their sleep schedule. A 1942 Gallup poll reported that only 3 percent of Americans slept fewer than five hours a night, with most households averaging 7.9 hours. This time, those sleeping fewer than five hours a night had ballooned to 14 percent.

Source: www.nytimes.com