{"id":2233,"date":"2016-01-31T19:48:50","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T19:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edrugstore.md\/blog\/?p=2233"},"modified":"2014-01-14T21:42:06","modified_gmt":"2014-01-14T21:42:06","slug":"falling-asleep-driving-caffeine-dieting-study-l0131","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/weight-loss\/falling-asleep-driving-caffeine-dieting-study-l0131\/","title":{"rendered":"Dieting Study: Caffeine Won’t Keep You Awake Behind the Wheel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever driven when you\u2019re tired? Ever fallen asleep at the wheel? Well, you\u2019re not alone. A new dieting study shows about 4 percent of Americans admit they have fallen asleep while driving.<\/p>\n

Actual Statistics Could Be Higher<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dieting Study: Caffeine won’t keep you awake to drive.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Researchers say the number of sleepy drivers may be much higher than 4 percent, because not all drivers actually remember falling asleep.<\/p>\n

According to the NY Times<\/a>, an estimated 730 deadly motor vehicle accidents involved a driver who was either sleepy or dozing off in 2009, and an additional 30,000 crashes that were nonfatal involved a drowsy driver.<\/p>\n

Anne G. Wheaton, an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention led the study of sleep deprived drivers and says people getting less than six hours of sleep at night are at a higher risk of falling asleep on the road.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t mean that you put your head down and start snoring,\u201d she said. \u201cYou might just close your eyes for a second or two. One of the warning signs is when you have trouble remembering the last few miles that you\u2019ve driven, or when you miss an exit. It could be because you actually fell asleep for a second.\u201d<\/p>\n

Researchers say driving while drowsy is like drinking and driving.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re awake for 24 hours, that\u2019s the blood alcohol equivalent of 0.1 percent, which is higher than the legal limit in all the states,\u201d Dr. Wheaton said.<\/p>\n

Tips to Stay Awake<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Researchers say a quick nap is the best way to fight drowsiness on the road.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While many drivers think a cup of coffee is the answer, Wheaton says caffeine can’t be counted on.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe safest thing is to look for a place that\u2019s secure where you can take a quick nap,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve done it myself where I had just taken a red eye and found myself starting to fall asleep before I even left the airport. So I pulled into a gas station and took a nap in their parking lot. It doesn\u2019t take very long.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Have you ever driven when you\u2019re tired? Ever fallen asleep at the wheel? Well, you\u2019re not alone. A new dieting study shows about 4 percent of Americans admit they have fallen asleep while driving. Actual Statistics Could Be Higher Researchers say the number of sleepy drivers may be much higher than 4 percent, because not […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2234,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_autoblog_aioseo_focus_keyphrase":"","_autoblog_aioseo_title":"","_autoblog_aioseo_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weight-loss"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t