Stress, lack of sleep can impede weight-loss efforts

March 29, 2011

Researchers from Kaiser Permanente's Center for Health Research suggest high stress and the wrong amount of sleep can affect a person's ability to lose weight. That's the case even for those who are watching their calories.

They found people who slept more than six hours a night but less than eight hours, and reported low levels of stress, were most successful in their weight loss study.

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