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What Six Weeks of Shorter Sleep Changed

A randomized crossover study found a modest weight and sedentary-time shift after six weeks of shorter sleep, without a clear change in body-fat proportion.

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Exercise May Matter Most After Weight Loss

A large European trial found that activity tracked more clearly with maintaining weight loss than with losing weight in the first place, but the result was observational.