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Nov 2020
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594 - How Sleep Affects Weight Gain—A Sl...

QuickAndDirtyTips.com, Monica Reinagel
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Many people have more difficulty sleeping when they reach midlife, which is also when they start to see their weight creeping up. Sleep medicine specialist Dr. Jade Wu talks about the relationship between sleep, appetite, weight gain, and midlife changes. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the newsletter for regul ... Show More
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