Should we sleep more to lose weight?

Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 16:00 in Health & Medicine

Epidemiological studies suggest a relationship between short sleep duration and metabolic dysfunctions like obesity and type 2 diabetes. While the mechanisms behind these observations are largely unknown, experimental investigations point to an orexigenic effect of acute sleep deprivation.

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