Obesity and sleep disturbances are common conditions in modern societies and
accumulating evidence support a close bidirectional causal relationship between these two
conditions. Indeed, from one side sleep loss seems to affect energy intake and expenditure
through its direct effects on hormone-mediated sensations of satiety and hunger and through
the influence on hedonic and psychological aspects of food consumption. Sleep deprived
patients have been shown to experiment excessive daytime sleepiness, fatigue, and …