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Sleep Less, Eat More?

Posted by michael on from the alarm-clock-deemed-harmful dept.

Ant writes "A study, published Monday, found that people who sleep less tend to be fat, and experts said it's time to find if more sleep will fight obesity. Monday's study from Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk covered 1,000 people and found that total sleep time decreased as body mass index -- a measure of weight based on height -- increased. Men slept an average of 27 minutes less than women and overweight and obese patients slept less than patients with normal weights, it said. In general the fatter subjects slept about 1.8 hours a week less than those with normal weights."

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  1. Well, Obviously... by still_sick · · Score: 3, Funny

    The more time you spend asleep - the fewer hours there are to spend eating!

    Where's my reserach grant?

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    1. Re:Well, Obviously... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      you beat me too it. but yeah. hello captain obvious there's a special on all day passes to camp stupid.

      I've been to Camp Stupid - it's not as much fun as it sounds.

  2. uh oh, here it comes by frogger01 · · Score: 4, Funny

    now all the crazy fat mcdonalds eating american fatties are going to be sleeping in, but instead of being lazy, they'll be 'on diets'

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  3. I got out of bed for this?! by QuantumG · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wake me when I'm thin.

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  4. Re:Huh? by MagPulse · · Score: 3, Funny

    It sense makes me. May dyslexia you check have out soon doctor.

  5. Re:Sleep Apnea (OSA) by kurzweilfreak · · Score: 1, Funny

    I bet he couldn't weight to see you after a whole year!

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