--- title: Sleep: 1 in 3 Americans Are Not Getting Enough Sleep: Study description: Not getting enough sleep can lead to an increased risk for obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. canonical: https://time.com/4229636/americans-not-getting-enough-sleep-study/ author: NBC News article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-18T20:17:37.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T15:12:07.384Z article:section: Health og:title: Sleep: 1 in 3 Americans Are Not Getting Enough Sleep: Study og:description: Not getting enough sleep increases risks for heart disease and obesity og:url: https://time.com/4229636/americans-not-getting-enough-sleep-study/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8510f7733be37d10/69887e300a4a2285279c86f7/sleep-study-americans-health-obesity-disease.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 466448595 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Sleep: 1 in 3 Americans Are Not Getting Enough Sleep: Study twitter:description: Not getting enough sleep increases risks for heart disease and obesity twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8510f7733be37d10/69887e300a4a2285279c86f7/sleep-study-americans-health-obesity-disease.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 1 in 3 Americans Are Not Getting Enough Sleep, Study Finds by [Maggie Fox / NBC News](https://time.com/author/nbc-news/) ## Maggie Fox / NBC News Feb 18, 2016 8:17 PM UTC  Person Asleep at Laptop computer Person Asleep at Laptop computerJan Stromme/Getty Images by [Maggie Fox / NBC News](https://time.com/author/nbc-news/) ## Maggie Fox / NBC News Feb 18, 2016 8:17 PM UTC More than a third of Americans say they’re are not getting enough sleep, putting themselves at risk of obesity, heart disease and other issues, federal researchers said Thursday. The findings also suggest that more Americans need to learn healthy sleep habits — like going to bed at regular times and turning off televisions and other electronic devices, the team at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. “As a nation we are not getting enough sleep,” said Dr. Wayne Giles, director of CDC’s Division of Population Health. “Lifestyle changes such as going to bed at the same time each night… [_Read the rest of the story from our partners at NBC News_](http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/third-americans-aren-t-getting-enough-sleep-n520861?cid=sm%5Ftw&hootPostID=d1a33c48be83b43837cc2a119a392942?cid=par-time-article%5F20141002) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4229636/americans-not-getting-enough-sleep-study/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4229636/americans-not-getting-enough-sleep-study/"},"headline":"1 in 3 Americans Are Not Getting Enough Sleep, Study Finds","datePublished":"2016-02-18T20:17:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T15:12:07.384Z","description":"Sleeping more than 7 hours can do a lot for your health","url":"https://time.com/4229636/americans-not-getting-enough-sleep-study/","keywords":["Research","Sleep","Obesity"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8510f7733be37d10/69887e300a4a2285279c86f7/sleep-study-americans-health-obesity-disease.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maggie Fox / NBC News"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8510f7733be37d10/69887e300a4a2285279c86f7/sleep-study-americans-health-obesity-disease.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"466448595","caption":"","creditText":"Jan Stromme/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/research/","name":"Research"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4229636/americans-not-getting-enough-sleep-study/","name":"1 in 3 Americans Are Not Getting Enough Sleep, Study Finds"}}]}] ```