Nearly one-third of Americans report sleeping less than 6 hours per night

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"Nearly one-third of [ American ] adults report sleeping less than 6 hours per night," notes a new study which found that short sleep duration causes people to gain weight. "[ This suggests ] that we live in a sleep-deprived society." REFERENCE

Chaput J-P, Després J-P, Bouchard C, Tremblay A. The association between sleep duration and weight gain in adults: A 6-year prospective study from the quebec family study. Sleep. 2008 Apr 1, 31(4):517-23.

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Angelo Tremblay, PhD
Division of Kinesiology (PEPS)
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine
Laval University
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, G1K 7P4
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