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Scientists: Lack Of Sleep Makes You "Fat, Stupid, And Sick"...

Scientists: Lack Of Sleep Makes You "Fat, Stupid, And Sick"...
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A lack of sleep makes you "fat, stupid and sick", according to German scientists.

Sleep researcher Professor Juergen Zulley from the Regensburg University Hospital in Bavaria said: "It makes you stupid because suffering from sleep deficiency diminishes your memory. Sick, because too little sleep can damage your heart, circulation, stomach and intestines. And fat because while we are sleeping are bodies release a hormone that reduces appetite.

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