Eight in 10 'walking dead' Brits (78%) moaned they did not get enough shuteye - with the average UK adult getting around just six-and-a-half hours a night The study found many people are constantly exhausted (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Britain is a nation of sleep-deprived zombies who constantly feel dead beat.

A terrifying three in five Brits - some 61% - rise every morning feeling exhausted, while a tenth report feeling “ tired all the time”.

Eight in 10 ‘walking dead’ Brits (78%) moaned they did not get enough shuteye - with the average UK adult getting around just six-and-a-half hours a night.

NHS experts recommend we bag seven to eight hours of solid snoozing per night to stay healthy and alert.

The study by health supplements firm Vitawell said they typical six

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