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Roll The Bones
05-02-2012, 02:52 PM
and if that doesn't do the trick, try pushing away from the dinner table...

Lack of sleep may trigger fat genes

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/05/02/sleep-genes-weight.html

"Sleeping less than seven hours a night was associated with increased body mass index (BMI).

"What we see is that as sleep durations were reduced, the genetic risks of having a high body weight went up," Watson said in a YouTube slideshow.

"So it's suggesting that when you're sleeping less, you're turning on these genetic drivers to how much you weigh."