Our body requires less sleep the older we get.
Whilst, it is true that babies need 16 hours compared to 9 hours and 8 hours respectively for teenagers and adults, this does not mean that older people need less sleep.
However, what is true if that for a number of different factors, they often get less sleep or find their sleep less refreshing.
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