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How children's sleep affects their health and well being.
by Dennis Rosen, M.D.
Dennis Rosen, M.D. is a pediatric sleep specialist who practices at Children's Hospital Boston. See full bio
June 11, 2009, Sleep

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Lose weight while you sleep (for real)!

By Dennis Rosen, M.D. on June 11, 2009 in Sleeping Angels

A fascinating study was presented today at the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, which showed that people lose weight three times as fast during sleep as they do while just lying in bed awake. 

It turns out that the more you snooze, the more you lose, but in a good way... Read More

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