Is sleeping more than nine hours a night actually bad for you?

We often think sleep as a one-size-fits-all remedy, a kind of magic bullet for our health. However, new research on oversleeping shows links to mental and physical health issues.

Is oversleeping itself harmful, or is it just a symptom of underlying problems?

In this 2SER interview, Dr Charlotte Gupta, a sleep researcher at CQUniversity, unpacks the science behind long sleep durations, and discusses how and why oversleeping can sometimes be a sign of deeper health problems.

If you would like to know more you can read Charlotte’s article on The Conversation.