CHICAGO (Reuters) — A study published on Monday found that people who sleep less tend to be fat, and experts said it’s time to find if more sleep fights obesity. "We’ve put so much emphasis on diet and exercise that we’ve failed to recognize the value of good sleep," said Fred Turek, a physician at Northwestern University.<br />
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Monday’s study from Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk covered 1,000 people and found that total sleep time decreased as body mass index — a measure of weight based on height — increased. In general the fatter subjects slept about 1.8 hours a week less than those with normal weights.<br />
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"Our findings suggest that major extensions of sleep time may not be necessary, as an extra 20 minutes of sleep per night seems to be associated with a lower body mass index," it added.<br />
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