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    • Explain to patients that this study suggests that sleep problems may be associated with other problems including a failure to eat healthy foods.

    • This study was published as an abstract and presented orally at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary as they have not yet been reviewed and published in a peer-reviewed publication.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 13 -- Poor sleepers may be too tired during the day to eat properly, according to researchers here.

Yet by increasing the amount of sleep time -- or at least the amount of time in bed before getting up -- there may be a reduction in caloric intake, researchers reported at the Associated Professional Sleep Societies meeting.

"Persons with sleep complaints such as insomnia are less likely to eat at home," said psychologist Mindy Engle-Friedman, Ph.D., of Baruch College of the City University of New York. "These meals outside the home may require less effort and may be less healthful than meals prepared at home."

"Over time, persons with sleep complaints may have weight or health problems related to their nutrition," she said.

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