Background Evidence suggests that short sleep duration may be a newly identified
modifiable risk factor for obesity, yet there is a paucity of studies to investigate this. Objective …

Background: Evidence suggests a relation between short sleep duration and obesity.
Objective: We assessed energy balance during periods of short and habitual sleep in …

Short sleep duration appears to be a novel and independent risk factor for obesity. With the
growing prevalence of chronic sleep restriction, any causal association between reduced …

Importance Short sleep duration has been recognized as a risk factor for obesity. Whether
extending sleep duration may mitigate this risk remains unknown. Objective To determine …

Short sleep duration is increasingly recognized as a risk factor for obesity. Sleep is now
considered 1 of the 3 lifestyle behaviors, along with diet and exercise, which are closely …

Sleep habits are directly related to risk of obesity, and this relationship may be partly
mediated through food choices and eating behaviour. Short sleep duration, impaired sleep …

Background: Acute partial sleep deprivation increases plasma concentrations of ghrelin and
decreases those of leptin. Objective: The objective was to observe modifications in energy …

Background Short sleep duration is correlated with an increased risk of developing obesity
and cardiovascular disease, but the mechanisms behind this relation are largely unknown …

Background: Evidence indicates that men and African Americans may be more susceptible
to weight gain resulting from sleep loss than women and whites, respectively. Increased …

Background: An inverse relation between sleep duration and body mass index (BMI) has
been shown. Objective: We assessed the relation between changes in sleep duration and …