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Sleep duration, sleep quality and body weight: parallel developments

Gonnissen, Hanne K.J., Adam, Tanja C., Hursel, Rick, Rutters, Femke, Verhoef, Sanne P.M., Westerterp-Plantenga, Margriet S.·2013·Physiology & Behavior

Abstract

The increase in obesity, including childhood obesity, has developed over the same time period as the progressive decrease in self-reported sleep duration. Since epidemiological studies showed an inverse relationship between short or disturbed sleep and obesity, the question arose, how sleep duration and sleep quality are associated with the development of obesity. In this review, the current literature on these topics has been evaluated. During puberty, changes in body mass index (BMI) are inversely correlated to changes in sleep duration. During adulthood, this relationship remains and at the same time unfavorable metabolic and neuro-endocrinological changes develop, that promote a positive energy balance, coinciding with sleep disturbance. Furthermore, during excessive weight loss BMI and fat mass decrease, in parallel, and related with an increase in sleep duration. In order to shed light on the association between sleep duration, sleep quality and obesity, until now it only has been shown that diet-induced body-weight loss and successive body-weight maintenance contribute to sleep improvement. It remains to be demonstrated whether body-weight management and body composition improve during an intervention concomitantly with spontaneous sleep improvement compared with the same intervention without spontaneous sleep improvement.

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  • Over 60 published articles have reported significant cross-sectional associations between short sleep duration (generally <6 hours per night) and increased prevalence of obesity or higher BMI.

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Authors
Gonnissen, H. K. J., Adam, T. C., Hursel, R., Rutters, F., Verhoef, S. P. M., & Westerterp-Plantenga, M. S.
Affiliations
Maastricht University (NL)
Venue
Physiology & Behavior
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-09
Volume
121
Pages
112-116
ISSN
0031-9384 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1981735456
Cited by
57
References
94
Citations by year
2025: 7 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 4 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 5
FWCI
1.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Physiology & Behavior (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Publications (Maastricht University) (publishedVersion)
  • Pure Amsterdam UMC (publishedVersion)
  • Amsterdam UMC (VU Amsterdam) - Institutional Repository (publishedVersion)
  • Research Publications (Maastricht University) (submittedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Novo Nordisk
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
Keywords
sleep duration, sleep quality, obesity, childhood obesity, body mass index, puberty, energy balance, sleep disorders, weight loss, body composition, fat mass, weight maintenance, diet-induced weight loss, neuroendocrine changes
MeSH terms
Body Weight, Developmental Disabilities, Humans, Obesity, Sleep, Sleep Wake Disorders

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