Trial reportObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2015
Resting metabolic rate varies by race and by sleep duration.
Trial report in Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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48 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 81 citations in OpenAlex.
- Energy expenditure in head and neck cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of menstrual cycle on resting metabolism: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Effects of Experimental Sleep Restriction on Energy Intake, Energy Expenditure, and Visceral Obesity.Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2022Trial
- Prolonged, Controlled Daytime versus Delayed Eating Impacts Weight and Metabolism.Current biology : CB · 2021Trial
- Pre-Sleep Casein Protein Ingestion Does Not Impact Next-Day Appetite, Energy Intake and Metabolism in Older Individuals.Nutrients · 2019Trial
- Phenotypic Stability of Energy Balance Responses to Experimental Total Sleep Deprivation and Sleep Restriction in Healthy Adults.Nutrients · 2016Trial
- Associations of accelerometer-estimated sleep with cardiorespiratory fitness and energetic efficiency among middle-aged and older adults.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2026Article
- Integrative Field-Based Health and Performance Research: A Narrative Review on Experimental Methods and Logistics to Conduct Competition and Training Camp Studies in Athletes.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Review
- Using Metabolic Testing to Personalize Behavioral Obesity Treatment.Obesity science & practice · 2025Article
- Association between sleep behaviors and adiposity indices among U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- The mediating effect of handgrip strength on the association between sleep duration and basal metabolic rate in middle-aged and older adults: evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Short sleep duration is a novel independent risk factor for overweight and obesity.Saudi medical journal · 2023Article
- The Impact of Longitudinal Patterns of Adolescent Sleep Duration on Adult C-Reactive Protein (CRP), Waist-To-Height Ratio, and Body Mass Index (BMI) Among Black and White Individuals.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2023Article
- Causal association between basal metabolic rate and risk of cardiovascular diseases: a univariable and multivariable Mendelian randomization study.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Connecting insufficient sleep and insomnia with metabolic dysfunction.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2023Review
- Predicting serum hormone concentration by estimation of urinary hormones through a home-use device.Human reproduction open · 2023Article
- Sleep Fragmentation and Estradiol Suppression Decrease Fat Oxidation in Premenopausal Women.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2022Article
- Predictive Equations Overestimate Resting Metabolic Rate in Survivors of Chronic Stroke.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- RMR Ratio as a Surrogate Marker for Low Energy Availability.Current nutrition reports · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectiveShort sleep duration is a significant risk factor for weight gain, particularly in African Americans and men. Increased caloric intake underlies this relationship, but it remains unclear whether decreased energy expenditure is a contributory factor. The current study assessed the impact of sleep restriction and recovery sleep on energy expenditure in African American and Caucasian men and women.
methodsHealthy adults participated in a controlled laboratory study. After two baseline sleep nights, subjects were randomized to an experimental (n = 36; 4 h sleep/night for five nights followed by one night with 12 h recovery sleep) or control condition (n = 11; 10 h sleep/night). Resting metabolic rate and respiratory quotient were measured using indirect calorimetry in the morning after overnight fasting.
resultsResting metabolic rate-the largest component of energy expenditure-decreased after sleep restriction (-2.6%, P = 0.032) and returned to baseline levels after recovery sleep. No changes in resting metabolic rate were observed in control subjects. Relative to Caucasians (n = 14), African Americans (n = 22) exhibited comparable daily caloric intake but a lower resting metabolic rate (P = 0.043) and higher respiratory quotient (P = 0.013) regardless of sleep duration.
conclusionsSleep restriction decreased morning resting metabolic rate in healthy adults, suggesting that sleep loss leads to metabolic changes aimed at conserving energy.
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