5 "Healthy" Habits That Might Actually Be Hurting Us
Some healthy habits are best in moderation.
By Dr. Mehmet Oz, MD
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Sleeping
An occasional super-snoozefest is normal, but if you're clocking way more than the recommended seven to eight hours regularly, be careful. A new study in the journal
Diabetes Care revealed that for every hour beyond seven that subjects slept, their risk of type 2 diabetes increased by 14 percent. Longer sleep is associated with elevated levels of inflammatory markers that have been linked to increased diabetes risk.
From the
September 2015 issue of
O, The Oprah Magazine
