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GET AT LEAST SEVEN HOURS OF SLEEP

That's per night, not week. And men—the needier breed—require eight. Getting by on less can cause metabolic changes that increase your risk for obesity and diabetes. And one recent study from the University of Chicago found that the fewer hours of sleep adults get each night, the more likely they are to have calcium deposits in their arteries.

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From the February 2010 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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