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Researchers found that less sleep for US teenagers meant a higher chance of insulin resistance. They suggest that increasing the amount of sleep teenagers get could protect them against diabetes. Karen Matthews, of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh, lead author of the study, stated, "We found that if teens who normally get six hours of sleep per night get one extra hour of sleep, they would improve insulin resistance by 9%."American Academy of Sleep Medicine Sept 2012 |
