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Old 07-12-2008, 03:02 PM   #29 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru
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The cortisol/sleep/fat issue is of interest to me. I'm glad to see more studies are being done.

Chronic deep deprivation isn't the only issue; so is chronic stress. Compound the two, and bammo, you've accumulated more fat than you would have otherwise.
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