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The metabolic consequences of sleep deprivation

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Knutson, Kristen L., Spiegel, Karine, Penev, Plamen, Van Cauter, Eve·2007·Sleep Medicine Reviews

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The prevalence of diabetes and obesity is increasing at an alarming rate worldwide, and the causes of this pandemic are not fully understood. Chronic sleep curtailment is a behavior that has developed over the past 2-3 decades. Laboratory and epidemiological studies suggest that sleep loss may play a role in the increased prevalence of diabetes and/or obesity. Current data suggest the relationship between sleep restriction, weight gain and diabetes risk may involve at least three pathways: (1) alterations in glucose metabolism; (2) upregulation of appetite; and (3) decreased energy expenditure. The present article reviews the current evidence in support of these three mechanisms that might link short sleep and increased obesity and diabetes risk.

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  • Insufficient sleep duration is associated with weight gain and obesity.

    “short sleep duration (6 hours or less), and especially very short sleep duration (less than 5 hours) is associated with increased cardiometabolic morbidity and mortality, including weight gain and obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes.”
  • Insufficient sleep is linked to lower energy expenditure, altered glucose homeostasis, and alterations in hormones that mediate hunger.

    “insufficient sleep has been linked to lower energy expenditure, altered glucose homeostasis and alterations in hormones that mediate hunger(24, 25, 27-31).”
  • The data provide indirect support linking the state of sleep deprivation, and the subjective severity of this state, to altered internal homeostasis following extended time awake, consistent with established alterations in metabolism and temperature regulation following sleep loss.

    “our data provide indirect support linking the state of sleep deprivation, and the subjective severity of this state, to altered internal homeostasis following extended time awake, and is consistent with already established alterations in metabolism and temperature regulation following sleep loss26,27.”
  • Prior work has described peripheral body changes in appetite and metabolic regulating hormones following sleep loss that can lead to weight-gain.

    “elegant prior work has describe peripheral body changes in appetite and metabolic regulating hormones following sleep loss that can lead to weight-gain2,26,28.”

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Authors
Knutson, K. L., Spiegel, K., Penev, P., & Van Cauter, E.
Affiliations
  • University of Chicago (US)
  • Université Libre de Bruxelles (BE)
Corresponding author
Knutson, Kristen L.
Venue
Sleep Medicine Reviews
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2007-06
Volume
11
Issue
3
Pages
163-178
ISSN
1087-0792 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1985337265
Cited by
1,365
References
105
Citations by year
2026: 34 · 2025: 66 · 2024: 57 · 2023: 54 · 2022: 79 · 2021: 73 · 2020: 86 · 2019: 83 · 2018: 65 · 2017: 73 · 2016: 83 · 2015: 78 · 2014: 75 · 2013: 86 · 2012: 83
FWCI
10.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Sleep Medicine Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Aging (P01-AG11412., P01AG011412)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01-HL72694, R01HL072694, R01HL075079, R01HL075025)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (P60DK20595, P60DK020595)
  • National Center for Research Resources (M01-RR 00055, M01RR000055)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
Keywords
sleep deprivation, sleep restriction, diabetes risk, obesity, glucose metabolism, appetite, energy expenditure, weight gain
MeSH terms
Blood Glucose, Chronic Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Feeding Behavior, Humans, Obesity, Risk Factors, Sleep Deprivation, Body Mass Index, Prevalence

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