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If you thought that obesity was mostly related to diet and exercise, you may want to think again. New research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that for people under 40, not getting enough sleep at night can cause larger amounts of fat to accumulate around the organs, a dangerous form of fat accumulation.

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In the busy and driven world that we live in, one of the things that really seems to suffer is a good night’s sleep, regardless of our age. Whether we’re adults trying to earn our daily bread or kids heading off to school, it is not uncommon for us to be functioning with some degree of sleep deprivation.

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Besides having a profound effect on your energy level as well as your emotional and physical state, it turns out that getting enough sleep may in fact lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

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Sleep is good, but naps are better.

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