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Careers, education & training The benefits of being a morning
person Morning people are not only slimmer, but also happier and
healthier. That is the finding of research presented today by Dr
Joerg Huber and colleagues from Roehampton University at the
Annual Conference of the Society’s Division of Health Psychology
at the University of Southampton. Dr Huber and his colleagues
Drs Lewis Halsey and Sue Reeves carried out an internet survey
of 1068 adults, using standardised scales to measure whether
they were morning or evening people as well as their well-being,
conscientiousness and eating behaviour. The researchers found
that morning people tend to eat breakfast, be happier, thinner
and more conscientious. Dr Huber says: “These findings bear out
the consensus that there are morning people and evening people,
and that morning people tend to be healthier and happier, as
well as having lower body mass indices. These effects are small,
and in some occup