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RE: Why Sleep Is the King of Weight Loss

in #life7 years ago

That was a thoroughly entertaining and very interesting post. I had never put weight gain and sleep deprivation as linked in my mind before. I wonder is there any link between oversleeping and obesity as well?

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Thanks skunk! And your suspicion is correct! Some research has indeed demonstrated an association between oversleeping and obesity. (Sources: 1, 2)

I suspect that there may be confounding medical conditions at play here, but for most people, it seems that a decent number is 7-8 hours a night. I should probably mention the oversleeping thing next time (though I'm sure undersleeping is far more common). Thanks!

cheers for getting back to me mate. There was a New Scientist edition way back in May 2016 which had loads of interesting articles all about sleep. If its online you should have a browse Sir.