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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Sleep More, Weigh Less—Are the Studies True?

Sleep More, Weigh Less—Are the Studies True?
By Linda Vongkhamchanh | June 08, 2009

A new study from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine revealed today that people who deprive themselves of sleep gain weight despite a decrease in appetite and food consumption. In a world where even cell phones could potentially give you cancer, are they trying to tell us that our calorie-counting and healthy eating go completely out the window just because we have busy lives, preventing us from getting our recommended 7-8 hours snooze each night? If that’s the case, life’s not fair—bring on the donuts if we’re already doomed to obesity. Why not live it up while you can?

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