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The claim that melatonin is not particularly helpful as a sleep aid in healthy adults is partially supported by evidence showing only modest improvements in sleep metrics. However, melatonin is effective for jet lag prevention and treatment.
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“Melatonin is not really particularly helpful as a sleep aid in healthy adults.”
Evidence shows melatonin only modestly increases total sleep time and sleep efficiency, aligning with the claim of limited effectiveness.
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Sadly, the evidence in healthy adults who are not older age suggests that melatonin is not really particularly helpful as a sleep aid. I think there was a recent meta-analysis, and what that meta-analysis told us is that melatonin will only increase total amount of sleep by 3.9 minutes on average. Minutes? Minutes. Not even percent. And it will only increase your sleep efficiency by 2.2%. So, the source is not strong. The force is not strong in this one.
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The Melatonin myth