Science Alert reports a study in Finland which finds that “night owls” die younger than those who go to bed earlier. This had me worried for a minute as I have been a night person nearly forever.
I often watched TV with the other DrC until 10-11 and then sat in my office at the keyboard working until 2 a.m. on some scholarly paper. And in retirement it is still true I am often awake until 1 a.m.
It turns out that the “why” of that research finding is that those Finns who stayed up late consumed a lot more alcohol and tobacco than those who did not. As I quit cigarettes 50 years ago, almost to the day, and maybe have 5-6 drinks a year, the findings thankfully don’t scare me.
