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ReviewCurrent diabetes reports2024

Napping and Obesity in Adults - What do we Know?

Sasiwarang Goya Wannamethee

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Review in Current diabetes reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Optimal nap timing and body mass index: beyond duration.Journal of translational medicine · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Sasiwarang Goya WannametheeDepartment Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, Royal Free Campus, London, NW32PF, UK. g.wannamethee@ucl.ac.uk.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewTo review the evidence on the relationship between daytime napping and obesity. RECENT

findingsThere is concern that napping may be harmful to metabolic health. Prospective studies have shown long time daytime napping (> 1 h) is associated with increased diabetes risk which may be partly associated with obesity. Evidence from numerous cross-sectional studies and meta-analyses of cross-sectional studies have shown that long time napping (> 1 h) but not short time napping is associated with increased risk of obesity, and this is seen worldwide. Inference regarding the nature of association from cross-sectional studies is limited; it is suggested the association is bidirectional. Prospective studies on the association between daytime napping and obesity are few and results unclear. Large longitudinal studies integrating daytime napping duration and night-time sleep behaviour and detailed information on lifestyle influences is needed to help elucidate further the associations of long time napping with obesity.

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ObesitySleepAdultCircadian RhythmCross-Sectional StudiesHumansRisk FactorsTime FactorsDaytime NappingDuration of NappingNighttime Sleep DurationObesityType 2 Diabetes

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PMID39145893
PMCPMC11405488

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