How Your Bad Habits Affect Your Health

Sources Medically Reviewed on 07/15/2019 Reviewed by Carol DerSarkissian on July 15, 2019
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SOURCES:
American Academy of Periodontology: “Gum Disease and Heart Disease.”
American Dental Association: “Flossing.”
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: “Make Listening Safe.”
Better Hearing Institute: “How hearing loss affects cognitive function.”
BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care: “The effect of slow spaced eating on hunger and satiety in overweight and obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.”
California Department of Transportation: “Loudness Comparison Chart.”
CDC: “Smoking & Tobacco Use.”
Center for Science in the Public Interest: “Why Good Nutrition is Important.”
Harvard Health Publications: “Mindful eating,” “Does knuckle cracking cause arthritis?”
Harvard Medical School Division of Sleep Medicine: “Sleep, Learning, and Memory,” “Sleep and Disease Risk.”
Harvard School of Public Health: “Alcohol: Balancing Risks and Benefits,” “Carbohydrates and Blood Sugar.”
Journal of Surgical Oncology: “Tanning beds: A call to action for further educational and legislative efforts.”
Mayo Clinic: “Alcohol use disorder,” “Does nail biting cause any long-term nail damage?” “What Are the Risks of Sitting Too Much?”
Metabolism Clinical and Experimental: “Self-reported speed of eating and 7-year risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in middle-aged Japanese men.”
National Kidney Foundation: “Alcohol and Your Kidneys.”
National Sleep Foundation: “Sleep Longer To Lower Blood Glucose Levels,” “How Sleep Deprivation Affects Your heart,” “How Losing Sleep Affects Your Body and Mind.”
NIH News In Health: “Listen Up! Noises Can Damage Your Hearing.” “Don’t Just Sit There! Move for Your Health.”
NIH National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: “Drinking Levels Defined.”
Trends in Cognitive Science: “Perceived Social Isolation and Cognition.”
Reviewed by Carol DerSarkissian on July 15, 2019
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