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Inadequate sleep & obesity

Inadequate sleep & obesity: Breaking the vicious cycle

Author:
Ecler Ercole Jaqua, MD, MBA, FAAFP, AGSF, FACLM, DipABOM
Alaleh Mapar, DO
Mai-Linh N. Tran, MD, FAAFP, DipABLM, DipABOM
Van Nguyen, DO, FAAFP, DipABOM

Poor sleep negatively affects hormones that govern the food reward system and can interfere with weight-loss programs. Obesity in turn restricts...