SynthesisSleep medicine reviews2012
Longitudinal associations between sleep duration and subsequent weight gain: a systematic review.
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162 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 357 citations in OpenAlex.
- Cardiovascular Prevention in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults. A Call-to-Action of the Italian Societies of Pediatrics (SIP), Hypertension (SIIA), Study of Atherosclerosis (SISA), and Cardiovascular Prevention (SIPREC).High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2026Guideline
- Sleep and obesity among children: A systematic review of multiple sleep dimensions.Pediatric obesity · 2020Pooled it
- Experimental sleep restriction effect on adult body weight: a meta-analysis.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2019Pooled it
- The Relationship between Whole Grain Intake and Body Weight: Results of Meta-Analyses of Observational Studies and Randomized Controlled Trials.Nutrients · 2019Pooled it
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- The effects of partial sleep deprivation on energy balance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2017Pooled it
- Habitual Sleep Duration and Risk of Childhood Obesity: Systematic Review and Dose-response Meta-analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies.Scientific reports · 2015Pooled it
- The impact of sleep, stress, and depression on postpartum weight retention: a systematic review.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2014Pooled it
- Daytime sleepiness, addictive-like eating, and obesity sequelae in Black and African American youth with obesity.Sleep health · 2022Trial
- Longitudinal Associations Among Diet Quality, Physical Activity and Sleep Onset Consistency With Body Mass Index z-Score Among Toddlers in Low-income Families.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2021Trial
- Elevated ghrelin predicts food intake during experimental sleep restriction.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2016Trial
- Effects of experimental sleep restriction on caloric intake and activity energy expenditure.Chest · 2013Trial
- Hyperinsulinaemia as a cause of obesity and cardiometabolic diseases.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2026Review
- Multidimensional sleep behaviours and incident obesity in postmenopausal women: a prospective cohort study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- The Longitudinal Examination of Habitual Sleep Duration in Relation to Weight Gain Risk Behaviors and Body Composition Changes Among College Students: Findings From Project STARLIT.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Sleep and Obesity Risk in Children: A Systematic Review of Multiple Dimensions of Sleep.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Risk Factors and Complications of Childhood Obesity and Overweight in an Urban Setting of a Lower Middle-Income Country.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Observational
- Air pollution exposures and adverse childhood experiences in relation to sleep health in middle childhood.International journal of hygiene and environmental health · 2025Article
- Comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of risk factors for childhood obesity in China and future intervention strategies.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2025Article
- Sleep health and its correlates among male and female military recruits in Jordan: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
102 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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- Erratum issued
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Abstract
objectiveTo systematically examine the relationship between sleep duration and subsequent weight gain in observational longitudinal human studies.
methodsSystematic review of twenty longitudinal studies published from 2004-October 31, 2010.
resultsWhile adult studies (n = 13) reported inconsistent results on the relationship between sleep duration and subsequent weight gain, studies with children (n = 7) more consistently reported a positive relationship between short sleep duration and weight gain.
conclusionWhile shorter sleep duration consistently predicts subsequent weight gain in children, the relationship is not clear in adults. We discuss possible limitations of the current studies: 1) the diminishing association between short sleep duration on weight gain over time after transition to short sleep, 2) lack of inclusion of appropriate confounding, mediating, and moderating variables (i.e., sleep complaints and sedentary behavior), and 3) measurement issues.
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