Getting the right amount of sleep and reducing stress may jump start weight loss--even for people who already have a healthy eating and exercise regiment, new research has found. A two-step study on 472 obese adults found that those who got between six and eight hours of sleep and reported the lowest stress at the beginning of the 26 week study had the most weight loss success. The study's researchers say this suggests that weight loss involves factors other than simple food and exercise...
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A new study of 72 overweight adults found that those who lost weight by changing their diet and exercising more improved their obstructive sleep... Read more »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study adds to growing evidence that sleep is associated with weight. The research finds children and teens who sleep less... Read more »
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SurgerySurgical procedures for obesity may be appropriate for some dangerously obese people, and they may reduce heart problems and many of the risks... Read more »
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