For some women losing weight after giving birth can be troubling, but a new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology suggests the easiest way to shed those extra pounds is by getting more sleep. US researchers looking at the prenatal and postnatal health of 940 women found sleeping less correlated with women keeping on the excess weight one year after giving birth. In fact, women who got 5 or less hours of sleep every night when their baby was 6-months-old had a harder time shedding the excess pregnancy weight. The study found that women who slept 7 or more hours were more likely to shed the extra pregnancy weight

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