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Weight Gain and Obesity are Linked to Sleep Apnea and to Poor Sleep

Please see these two articles from the Weight Watchers website that discuss the possible causal connection between inadequate sleep, whether insufficient in duration or quality, and weight gain.  http://www.weightwatchers.com/util/art/index_art.aspx?tabnum=1&art_id=69971&sc=3053  http://www.weightwatchers.com/util/art/index_art.aspx?tabnum=1&art_id=58391&sc=3405 Laboratory research, much of which was done at University of Chicago, points to the explanation for this. When your sleep is disrupted or restricted, then your [...]

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Sleep Deprivation Can Lead to Weight Gain and Obesity

 A few days ago, a story was reported by Reuters Health (www.reutershealth.com) which I read on Regina Leader-Post    (http://www.leaderpost.com/health/Sleep+deprivation+tied+weight+gain/1686030/story.html) about how sleep loss can affect weight gain and obesity.  There is a growing body of research that shows that people who sleep too little or who have poor quality of sleep are more likely to [...]

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