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 …

OBJECTIVE: This meta-analysis was designed to estimate the average magnitude of ethnic
differences between African-Americans and Caucasian-Americans in normal sleep and to …

Over the last three to four decades, it has been observed that the average total hours of
sleep have decreased to less than seven hours per person per night. Concomitantly, global …

Introduction: Short sleep duration is associated with systemic inflammation and diabetes;
however the mechanisms by which reduced sleep leads to these complications are unclear …

Rates of obesity have been steadily increasing, along with disorders commonly associated
with obesity, such as cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes. Simultaneously, average …

Background: Epidemiologic studies show an inverse or U-shaped relation between sleep
duration and BMI. Decreases in total energy expenditure (TEE) and physical activity have …

Sleep duration among breast cancer survivors correlates with fatigue, depression, and
health-related quality of life (HRQOL); however, this has not been studied longitudinally …

It is argued that the latter part of usual human sleep is phenotypically adaptable (without
'sleep debt') to habitual shortening or lengthening, according to environmental influences of …

The link between habitual short sleep and obesity is critically examined from a sleep
perspective. Sleep estimates are confounded by 'time in bed', naps; the normal distribution …

Aim Previous studies have demonstrated relationships between sleep and both obesity and
diabetes. Additionally, exercise may improve sleep and daytime function, in addition to …