Inadequate Sleep as a Contributor to Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
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Inadequate sleep as a contributor to obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Epidemiological studies suggest that adults and children who are habitual short sleepers tend to have a higher body mass index, fat percentage and abdominal circumference when compared to average-duration sleepers. Reduced or disturbed sleep is also associated with certain predictors of type 2 diabetes, such as glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, reduced insulin response to glucose and a r...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Diabetes
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1499-2671
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2013.02.060