Losing 30 minutes of sleep per day may promote weight gain

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-03/tes-l3m030515.php

Public Release: 5-Mar-2015
The Endocrine Society

Losing as little as 30 minutes of sleep per day on weekdays can have long-term consequences for body weight and metabolism, a new study finds. The results will be presented Thursday, March 5, at ENDO 2015, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in San Diego.

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At 12 months, for every 30 minutes of weekday sleep debt at baseline, the risk of obesity and insulin resistance was significantly increased by 17% and 39%, respectively.

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