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. 2006 Aug;7(3):295-6.
doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2006.00262.x.

Sleeping more as a way to lose weight

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Sleeping more as a way to lose weight

M Sivak. Obes Rev. 2006 Aug.
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Abstract

Caloric consumption in a society with readily available food is likely to be approximately proportional to the number of hours of being awake. Thus, replacing 1 h of inactive wakefulness (e.g. watching TV), with sleeping is likely to result in a substantial reduction in caloric intake. Calculations are presented to illustrate the possible benefits of such a switch on weight reduction.

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