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How Your Bad Habits Affect Your Health
‘Crack’ Your Knuckles
Bite Your Nails
Cheat Yourself on Sleep
Blast Your Headphones
Surf Before Bed
Sit for Long Periods
Drink Too Much
Eat Too Much
Eat Too Quickly
Skip Flossing
Eat Junk Food
Spend Too Much Time Alone
Smoke Cigarettes
Go to a Tanning Bed
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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.”