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Sleep Duration and Obesity Linked

by  Jerry Kennard
Monday, May 19, 2008
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A systematic search of research literature has revealed a consistent worldwide relationship between short sleep patterns and obesity both in childhood and adulthood. Francesco Cappuccio, MD and his team from the Warwick Medical School in the UK, reviewed 696 studies, from which 12 s...

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    Sue
    Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 11:18 AM

    Thanks so much for your post!  I hope more information like this helps people to help themselves and do what they can to better their health - mind and body!

     

    For more on this topic check out these posts on sleep disorders and obesity.

     

    Hope this helps and all the best, sue

     

     


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