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Teens need 9 hours of sleep

Less than nine hours of good quality sleep puts teenagers at risk for high blood pressure, as well as a number of other physical and psychosocial health problems.  
In a recent study from Case Western Reserve University, high blood pressure was significantly linked with inadequate sleep.  In this research, teens who slept fewer than 6 1/2 hours [...]

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Metabolic syndrome linked with heavy drinking

Excessive drinking increases the risk of the metabolic syndrome, according to researchers from the CDC.
Consuming more than two drinks a day for men and more than one for women appears to increase the risk of metabolic syndrome by 60%. 
The metabolic syndrome is defined as three or more of the following:

Impaired fasting glucose, diagnosis of diabetes, and/or taking [...]

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