The JAMA Neurology study found that both sleeping six hours or less and sleeping nine hours or more per night were associated with higher body mass index compared to sleeping seven or eight hours per night.
Notes on verification
Directly confirmed by the primary JAMA Neurology study (Winer et al., 2021) and corroborated by PubMed, Ovid reproduction, and independent secondary reporting (Healio, Fox News).
Sources
- How much sleep keeps cognitive decline at bay? - Harvard Health (health.harvard.edu)
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