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Experimental sleep restriction effect on adult body weight: a meta-analysis.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- The relationships between sleep and adiposity amongst multi-ethnic Asian populations: a cross-sectional analysis of the Health for Life in Singapore (HELIOS) study.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2025Article
- The interrelationship between sleep, diet, and glucose metabolism.Sleep medicine reviews · 2023Review
- The association between sleep health and weight change during a 12-month behavioral weight loss intervention.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2021Observational
- Decreased P2 Waveform Reflects Impaired Brain Executive Function Induced by 12 h of Low Homeostatic Sleep Pressure: Evidence From an Event-Related Potential Study.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Article
- Sleep Extension: A Potential Target for Obesity Treatment.Current diabetes reports · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundSleep is increasingly recognized as a potential risk for overweight and obesity. Observational studies have shown links between short sleep duration with weight gain. However, the findings from longitudinal studies in adults are conflicting. This review aimed to examine the effectiveness of experimental sleep restriction on adult body weight.
methodA systematic search was undertaken in MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and CENTRAL (Cochrane center register of controlled trials) to identify experimental studies examining the effectiveness of sleep restriction on body weight, and search period was from January 2005 to June 2018. Meta-analysis was applied by using the random model.
resultsA total of 275 adults from six experimental studies were included. The pooled standard mean difference in body weight and body fat was 0.44 (95% CI - 0.13 to 1.02) (Z = 1.51, p > 0.05) and 0.35 kg (95% CI - 0.19 to 0.88) (Z = 1.27, p > 0.05), respectively. The experimental sleep restriction did not result in significant differences in adult body weight or body fat. Subgroup analysis showed that there were differences in weight gain between genders and races.
conclusionThe finding from this review cannot support the hypothesis from observational studies that short sleep leads to weight gain.
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