Staying up all night playing video games 'puts teenagers at greater risk of diabetes'

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Teenagers who stay up all night playing video games could be putting themselves at increased risk of diabetes, experts have warned.
Research suggests that getting more sleep could help teenagers lower levels of insulin resistance and reduce their chance of developing the potentially lethal condition.
The study's lead author Karen Matthews, of the University of Pittsburgh's department of psychiatry, said: 'High levels of insulin resistance can lead to the development of diabetes.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...mes-puts-teenagers-greater-risk-diabetes.html
 
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