Study: Alcohol Disrupts Women’s Sleep

Drinking alcohol may help put you to sleep, but as the night wears on — and the booze wears off — you may find yourself tossing and turning. This may be especially true if you’re a woman, according to a new study reported by health.com.

Women who go to bed tipsy sleep much less soundly than men who have the same blood-alcohol content, the study found. Whereas alcohol had only a minor impact on men’s sleep, the female study participants slept more fitfully and for less time after a night of drinking than they did when they were sober.

The delayed sleep problems caused by alcohol are well-known to researchers (and anyone who’s had a few too many), but this is the first sizable study to show that the same level of intoxication affects women’s sleep more than men’s.

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