Today we have an example of how most science & health articles today are written, and further evidence that the number of people who understand & implement the scientific method is precipitously dropping.  We have all heard that we're supposed to sleep more.  Well, this particular scientist wondered how hours of sleep link up with death & morbidity rates.  Sure enough, he found that those who sleep very little have shorter lives.  He also found, however, that those with the *longest* nightly sleeps have shorter lives.

Here's where the reporting breaks down.  Correlation does not imply causality.  That means that the mere fact that two items occur together does *not* mean that one causes the other.  For instance, lung cancer and wrinkled mouths often occur together.  Does that mean lung cancer causes wrinkled mouths, or vice versa?  Of course, we know the truth is that *both* are caused by smoking.  Does obesity cause diabetes or vv?  NO!  Both are caused by excess sugar & refined carbohydrate intake.

So here is the question: could the need for excessive sleep be caused by the same thing that is causing the shorter lives & higher disease rates?