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Risk for Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Sleep Duration
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Title Risk for Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Sleep Duration
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/574823?src=rss
Description A study shows that in patients aged 30 to 54 years, abdominal obesity and elevated glucose are components of the metabolic syndrome most strongly associated with short sleep duration. Medscape Medical News
Category Articles > Cardiology
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Date May 22, 2008
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