Better Night, Better Life: the Benefits of Sleep (Part 8)

Did you know? Sleep can reduce your chance of type 2 diabetes.

Researchers have shown that sleep deprivation can actually lead affect how your body produces glucose, which your body uses as fuel.

The Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School reports that a study showed a healthy group of people who had reduced their sleep from eight to four hours per night processed glucose more slowly. In an additional study, adults who sleep less than 5 hours per night have an increased risk of diabetes as well.

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