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

Decreased sleep duration and quality is associated with an increase in body weight and
adiposity. Insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, and restless legs syndrome are three of the …

Sleep and its disorders are increasingly becoming important in our sleep deprived society.
Sleep is intricately connected to various hormonal and metabolic processes in the body and …

Systematic literature search for epidemiological evidence for an association of short sleep
with weight gain and eventual development of obesity provided 71 original studies and …

Recent epidemiological and ecological trends in humans indicate a possible causal
relationship between sleep duration and energy balance. We aimed to find experimental …

Context Coronary artery calcification is a subclinical predictor of coronary heart disease.
Recent studies have found that sleep duration is correlated with established risk factors for …

Insufficient sleep, which has become endemic in recent years, has been variably associated
with increased risk of obesity, disorders of glucose and insulin homeostasis, and the …

Background Reports of subjective sleep quality are frequently collected in research and
clinical practice. It is unclear, however, how well polysomnographic measures of sleep …

The urban environment has changed vastly over past decades, which also has had an
impact on our sleep and dietary patterns and possibly health outcomes. Some studies have …

Obesity is a major health concern in both developed and developing nations. Yet, evidence
on the determinants of obesity is relatively limited. We contribute to the literature on the …