Traditional risk factors for obesity and the metabolic syndrome, such as excess energy
intake and lack of physical activity, cannot fully explain the high prevalence of these …

The circadian clock evolved in diverse organisms to integrate external environmental
changes and internal physiology. The clock endows the host with temporal precision and …

Objective The purpose of this study was to quantify the impact that self-quarantine has on
behaviors associated with weight gain. Methods This was a quantitative descriptive …

Late eating has been linked to obesity risk. It is unclear whether this is caused by changes in
hunger and appetite, energy expenditure, or both, and whether molecular pathways in …

Good sleep is necessary for good physical and mental health and a good quality of life.
Insufficient sleep is a pervasive and prominent problem in the modern 24-h society. A …

Background Physical-distancing strategies during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
may be particularly detrimental to the mental health of individuals with a pre-existing mood …

Sleep is entwined across many physiologic processes in the brain and periphery, thereby
exerting tremendous influence on our well-being. Yet sleep exists in a social-environmental …

Two factors intrinsic to health are diet and sleep. These two behaviors may well influence
one another. Indeed, that insufficient sleep adversely impacts dietary intakes is well …

Molecular clocks are present in almost every cell to anticipate daily recurring and
predictable changes, such as rhythmic nutrient availability, and to adapt cellular functions …

How does a lack of sleep affect our brains? In contrast to the benefits of sleep, frameworks
exploring the impact of sleep loss are relatively lacking. Importantly, the effects of sleep …