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" Burning the midnight oil could be an effective means of burning calories too, the findings of new research carried out in the United States suggest. According to a new study carried out at the Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory in Colorado, missing out on a night&amp;#039;s sleep tends to burn around 135 calories. This equates to the same amount of energy as eating two slices of bread, with the team of scientists noting that the body tends to store energy while asleep. Releasing the findings, team leader Professor Kenneth Wright explained that, while sleep deprivation should not be seen as a good way to lose weight, this research may prove useful in arming health experts with the knowledge needed to win the battle against the bulge. &amp;quot;The amount of energy storage needed to explain the obesity epidemic is 50 calories a day, so the finding is meaningful,&amp;quot; he said. According to the Sleep Council, around one in five Britons suffer from a lack of sleep, with two in three feeling they now sleep less than they used to.\u00A0 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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