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Study links irregular sleep to diabetes and obesity

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola Fact Checked

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  • In a study of 2,003 men and women followed for a mean of six years, irregular sleep patterns increased the risk of metabolic syndrome by 23% for each one hour of sleep difference; chronic one-hour loss increased the risk by 27%

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