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Trying to outsmart our circadian rhythms may have grim health results: obesity, cancer, mental illness and gastrointestinal problems.
By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
March 24, 2008
AT 6 a.m., the hospital's bright hallway lights flicker on, signaling the start of a new day. Doctors in crisp business clothes appear on their early-morning rounds, and the clang of breakfast carts will soon echo through the unit.


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