In a UK based survey of 5000 people conducted by Legal and General,lack of sleep emerged as one of the top 5 health concerns that worry people.
People were asked what they had worried about in the last three months in the poll. The public cited lack of exercise, lack of sleep, fatigue and stress in their top five concerns with passive smoking and drinking much lower down the chart.
Public health experts said the results reflected the pressures of the 24/7 society that now existed.
Lack of exercise came top as the number one health concern cited by 48% of respondents.
Lack of sleep followed at 42%, then fatigue, 34%, availability of NHS dentists, 29% and stress, 27%.
Passive smoking was mentioned by 15% of people and drinking by just 12%.
Food additives such as salt, colouring and preservatives, were cited by a fifth.
Chris Rolland, director of healthcare at Legal and General, said: "It's becoming clear that people are far more worried about the way we live our lives rather than smoking and drinking."
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