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Obesity
Research on obesity discussed by scientists at University Hospital
June 3rd, 2008
"The recent obesity epidemic has been accompanied by a parallel growth in chronic sleep deprivation. Physiologic studies suggest sleep deprivation may influence weight through effects on appetite, physical activity, and/or thermoregulation," scientists in the United States report. "This work reviews the literature regarding short sleep duration as an independent risk factor for obesity and weight gain. A literature search was conducted for all articles published between 1966 and January 2007 using the search ''sleep'' and (''duration'' or ''hour'' or ''hours'') and (''obesity'' or ''weight'') in the MEDLINE database. Additional references were identified by reviewing...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-06-03)
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