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Adults sleeping five hours or less a night have increased risk of chronic illnesses, study finds

Getting five hours sleep or less a night could increase your risk of getting two or more chronic diseases as you get older, research has found.

But some experts say we should be more worried about the impact of things like smoking, high blood pressure and inactivity.

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