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For anyone interested in weight loss and heart health, please remember that both are impaired by not getting enough sleep. Studies have shown that you're way mo

by elric 6y ago

For anyone interested in weight loss and heart health, please remember that both are impaired by not getting enough sleep. Studies have shown that you're way more likely to over eat if you get less than 7 hours of sleep a night. Source: "Why we sleep" by Matthew Walker.

Jommi 6y ago
This book? https://guzey.com/books/why-we-sleep/ https://guzey.com/books/why-we-sleep/
- elric 6y ago
  That was an interesting critique, thanks for pointing that out! I wonder if Walker wrote a reply to the criticism. Update: he has. His reply can be found here: https://sleepdiplomat.wordpress.com/ https://sleepdiplomat.wordpress.com/
- slothtrop 6y ago
  His critique is flawed.
  - elric 6y ago
    Would you care to elaborate on that?
    - slothtrop 6y ago
      I made one short response to him here - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21546850 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21546850 but will elaborate in the future.