Thursday, May 25, 2006

You snooze, you lose: weight linked to sleep patterns

Article in SMH: "Compared with sound sleepers, women who slept no more than five hours a night were 32 per cent more likely to experience major weight gain - defined as an increase of 15 kilograms or more - during the course of the study.

They were also 15 per cent more likely to become obese compared with women who slept for at least seven hours..."

W: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/05/24/1148150330954.html