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Union boss wants Germans to take siestas

Germans should take a lunchtime nap at work to help reduce stress and recharge their batteries, a top trade union official said, in what would be a revolution in a country that espouses a strong work ethic.

"A short lunchtime nap reduces the risk of a heart attack and helps renew energy," Annelie Buntenbach, a member of the executive board of the DGB confederation of German trade unions said in an article to be published this weekend by the Tageszeitung newspaper.

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A recent study by the University of Athens Medical School in Greece and the Harvard School of Public Health in the United States suggested that Greeks who take at least three 30-minute siestas a week have a 37 percent lower risk of heart-disease-related death compared to those who skip a nap.

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