The link between short sleep duration and obesity: we should recommend more sleep to prevent obesity
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Sleep may affect energy balance. Sleep may not be the only answer to the obesity pandemic, but its effect should be considered seriously, as even small changes in the energy balance are beneficial. Good sleep could be part of the obesity prevention approach.
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Sleeping less gives more time to eat and to engage in sedentary activities, as exemplified by children and adolescents who stay up late to use computers, watch TV, interact with social networks, and snack.
“Sleeping less would give more time to eat and to engage in other A c c e p t e d M a n u s c r i p t sedentary activities, as exemplified by children and adolescents who like to stay up late to play on their computer or watch TV or to interact with social networks whilst snacking.69”
From Sleep duration and incidence of obesity in infants, children, and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies (2018) · cites this paper as [69]
In epidemiologic work, short sleep has been associated with increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease.
“In epidemiologic work, short sleep has been associated with an increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D), obesity, and cardiovascular disease [1],[2], [3] [4], [5] [6], [7] [8], [9].”
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Epidemiological studies have established an association between decreased self-reported sleep duration and increased incidence of type 2 diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease.
“Epidemiological studies have established an association between decreased self-reported sleep duration and an increased incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D), obesity, and cardiovascular disease.”
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Self-reported sleep of less than 6-7 h per night is associated with increased incidence of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and total mortality risk.
“Numerous epidemiological studies have shown that self-reported sleep of less than 6-7 h per night is associated with increased incidence of obesity [1],[2], [3]), diabetes [4], [5], cardiovascular disease [6], [7], and total mortality risk [8], [9].”
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- Authors
- Taheri, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Bristol (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Taheri, S
- ORCID
- Taheri, S
- Venue
- Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2006-11-01
- Volume
- 91
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 881-884
- ISSN
- 0003-9888 (ISSN-L)
- 1468-2044
- PMC
- PMC2082964
- OpenAlex
- W2101348111
- Cited by
- 510
- References
- 40
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- FWCI
- 29.43
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Archives of Disease in Childhood (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UCLA - Biblioteca de Ciencias de la Salud (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- University of Bristol
- 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
- short sleep duration, obesity, sleep, energy balance, obesity prevention, sleep recommendations
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Male, Obesity, Sleep, Sleep Deprivation
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