This is Housecall for Health. So, not only could skimping on your sleep hurt your mental health or give you bags under your eyes, but it could also add some pounds to your waistline. This new study, which followed 1600 adults who self-reported sleeping habits, found that those who got an average of six hours of shuteye had a waist circumference three centimeters larger than those who slept for nine hours a night. Those who were skimping on sleep also had higher BMI and lower good-cholesterol levels.

There was a group who fell in between six and nine hours, with participants getting an average of 7.5 hours of shuteye. Those adults still fared better than those who were only getting six hours. 

Researchers emphasized that they didn't find a link between less sleep and poorer diets, nor did they prove a direct explanation as to whether less sleep caused you to gain weight or was the result of weight gain. For more on this story, check FOX News Health.com. Housecall for Health, I'm Alex Hein, FOX News.

Adapted from 睡眠不足可使腰围变粗

1. skimp v. skimp (on sth.) to try to spend less time, money, etc. on sth. than is really needed 节省，吝惜（时间、钱等）。例如：Older people should not skimp on food or heating.

老人吃饭和取暖不应吝惜。

2. bags under your eyes n. 眼袋

3. shuteye n. 合眼; 睡觉 Shuteye is sleep. 例如：Go home and get some shuteye. 回家睡一会儿。

4. circumference n. a line that goes around a circle or any other curved shape; the length of this line 圆周；圆周长。例如：

● the circumference of the earth地球的周长

● The earth is almost 25000 miles in circumference. 地球的周长大约为25000英里。

5. fare v. fare well, badly, better, etc. to be successful / unsuccessful in a particular situation 成功（或不成功、更好等）。 get on 例如：The party fared very badly in the last election. 该党上次竞选情况很糟。

This is Housecall for Health. So, not only could skimping on your sleep  (1)__________________________ or (2) ___________________________, but it could also (3) __________________________________. This new study, which followed 1600 adults who self-reported (4) ________________________________, found that those who got an average of (5) ___________________________ of shuteye had a waist circumference three centimeters larger than those who slept for nine hours a night. Those who were skimping on sleep also had higher BMI and lower good-cholesterol levels.

There was a group who fell in between six and nine hours, with participants getting an average of (6) __________________________ of shuteye. Those adults still fared better than those who were only getting six hours. 

Researchers emphasized that they didn't find a link  (7)_________________________________, nor did they prove  (8)_________________________________as to whether less sleep caused you to (9)________________________or was the result of (10) ___________________________. For more on this story, check FOX News Health.com. Housecall for Health, I'm Alex Hein, FOX News.

This is Housecall for Health. So, not only could skimping on your sleep (1) hurt your mental health or (2) give you bags under your eyes, but it could also (3) add some pounds to your waistline. This new study, which followed 1600 adults who self-reported (4) sleeping habits, found that those who got an average of (5) six hours of shuteye had a waist circumference three centimeters larger than those who slept for nine hours a night. Those who were skimping on sleep also had higher BMI and lower good-cholesterol levels.

There was a group who fell in between six and nine hours, with participants getting an average of (6) 7.5 hours of shuteye. Those adults still fared better than those who were only getting six hours. 

Researchers emphasized that they didn't find a link (7) between less sleep and poorer diets, nor did they prove (8) a direct explanation as to whether less sleep caused you to (9) gain weight or was the result of (10) weight gain. For more on this story, check FOX News Health.com. Housecall for Health, I'm Alex Hein, FOX News.