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Sleep curtailment is accompanied by increased intake of calories from snacks

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Nedeltcheva, Arlet V, Kilkus, Jennifer M, Imperial, Jacqueline, Kasza, Kristen, Schoeller, Dale A, Penev, Plamen D·2009·The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

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Background Short sleep is associated with obesity and may alter the endocrine regulation of hunger and appetite.Objective We tested the hypothesis that the curtailment of human sleep could promote excessive energy intake.Design Eleven healthy volunteers [5 women, 6 men; mean +/- SD age: 39 +/- 5 y; mean +/- SD body mass index (in kg/m(2)): 26.5 +/- 1.5] completed in random order two 14-d stays in a sleep laboratory with ad libitum access to palatable food and 5.5-h or 8.5-h bedtimes. The primary endpoints were calories from meals and snacks consumed during each bedtime condition. Additional measures included total energy expenditure and 24-h profiles of serum leptin and ghrelin.Results Sleep was reduced by 122 +/- 25 min per night during the 5.5-h bedtime condition. Although meal intake remained similar (P = 0.51), sleep restriction was accompanied by increased consumption of calories from snacks (1087 +/- 541 compared with 866 +/- 365 kcal/d; P = 0.026), with higher carbohydrate content (65% compared with 61%; P = 0.04), particularly during the period from 1900 to 0700. These changes were not associated with a significant increase in energy expenditure (2526 +/- 537 and 2390 +/- 369 kcal/d during the 5.5-h and 8.5-h bedtime periods, respectively; P = 0.58), and we found no significant differences in serum leptin and ghrelin between the 2 sleep conditions.Conclusions Recurrent bedtime restriction can modify the amount, composition, and distribution of human food intake, and sleeping short hours in an obesity-promoting environment may facilitate the excessive consumption of energy from snacks but not meals.

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  • Previous studies have shown that sleep restriction increases self-reported hunger and appetite for carbohydrate food.

    “Previous studies have shown that sleep restriction increases self-reported hunger and appetite for carbohydrate food (41,42).”

    From Sleep Restriction for 1 Week Reduces Insulin Sensitivity in Healthy Men (2010) · cites this paper as [42]

    The Introduction reports that increased hunger and appetite followed short-term sleep restriction in healthy men. The Results report greater consumption of carbohydrate-rich snacks, but not a self-reported appetite specifically for carbohydrate foods. The paper therefore supports the hunger-and-appetite portion, not that more specific claim. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • Sleep restriction increases appetite and increases the desire for high-carbohydrate/high-fat foods, so the control of food intake may have dampened the full effects of sleep restriction on glucose metabolism.

    “However, sleep restriction increases appetite and increases the desire for high- carbohydrate/high-fat foods, so the control of food intake may have dampened the full effects of sleep restriction on glucose metabolism.”

    From Sleep Restriction for 1 Week Reduces Insulin Sensitivity in Healthy Men (2010) · cites this paper as [42]

    The Introduction reports increased hunger and appetite after short-term sleep restriction, and the Results (Energy consumption; page unavailable) show greater snack intake with a higher carbohydrate proportion. The source does not show increased desire for high-fat foods: the proportion of snack calories from fat was lower under sleep restriction. Its participants had ad lib access to food, and it does not establish that controlling food intake dampened effects on glucose metabolism. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • More recent investigations found leptin unaffected or elevated.

    “leptin was unaffected [30], [32], [66] or elevated [20], [29], [31].”
  • The finding of no change in resting metabolic rate is consistent with a prior report of a nonsignificant change in total energy expenditure with sleep restriction.

    “which is consistent with a prior report of a nonsignificant change in total energy expenditure with sleep restriction (42).”
  • Sleep restriction generally increases 24-hour energy intake relative to habitual sleep, with overeating ranging from about 180 to 559 kcal per day.

    “In general, studies reported increases in 24-hour energy intake when participants underwent sleep restriction relative to habitual sleep (Table 1), with the degree of overeating ranging from ≈180 to 559 kcal/d.”

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Authors
Nedeltcheva, A. V., Kilkus, J. M., Imperial, J., Kasza, K., Schoeller, D. A., & Penev, P. D.
Affiliations
  • University of Chicago (US)
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
Corresponding author
Penev, Plamen D
Venue
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-01
Volume
89
Issue
1
Pages
126-133
ISSN
0002-9165 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2125341932
Cited by
717
References
42
Citations by year
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FWCI
13.53
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (DK020595, MO1-RR00055)
  • National Institute on Aging (P01-AG11412., P01AG011412)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL089637)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK020595, P60DK020595)
  • National Center for Research Resources (M01-RR 00055, M01RR000055)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
Keywords
sleep restriction, bedtime, snacking, energy intake, obesity, appetite regulation, leptin, ghrelin, energy expenditure, carbohydrate intake, meal timing
MeSH terms
Adult, Appetite, Body Composition, Body Weight, Energy Intake, Eating, Energy Metabolism, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Sleep Deprivation, Cross-Over Studies, Leptin, Ghrelin

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