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Sleep and obesity.

Authors
Beccuti G; Pannain S
Source
Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2011 Jul; 14(4):402-412
Link
https://doi.org/10.1097/MCO.0b013e3283479109
NIOSHTIC No.
20052780
Abstract
Purpose of review: This review summarizes the most recent evidence linking decreased sleep duration and poor sleep quality to obesity, focusing upon studies in adults. Recent findings: Published and unpublished health examination surveys and epidemiological studies suggest that the worldwide prevalence of obesity has doubled since 1980. In 2008, 1 in 10 adults was obese, with women more likely to be obese than men. This obesity epidemic has been paralleled by a trend of reduced sleep duration. Poor sleep quality, which leads to overall sleep loss has also become a frequent complaint. Growing evidence from both laboratory and epidemiological studies points to short sleep duration and poor sleep quality as new risk factors for the development of obesity. Summary: Sleep is an important modulator of neuroendocrine function and glucose metabolism and sleep loss has been shown to result in metabolic and endocrine alterations, including decreased glucose tolerance, decreased insulin sensitivity, increased evening concentrations of cortisol, increased levels of ghrelin, decreased levels of leptin, and increased hunger and appetite. Recent epidemiological and laboratory evidence confirm previous findings of an association between sleep loss and increased risk of obesity.
Keywords
Sleep deprivation; Sleep disorders; Metabolic effects; Epidemiology; Population based studies; Blood sugar disorders; Neurohormones; Obesity; Weight factors; Gender factors; Sex factors; Author Keywords: ghrelin; leptin; obesity; sleep duration; sleep quality
Contact
Silvana Pannain, MD, Department of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, The University of Chicago, MC 1027, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago, IL 60637, USA
CODEN
COCMF3
Publication Date
20110701
Document Type
Journal Article
Email Address
spannain@uchicago.edu
Funding Type
Grant
Fiscal Year
2011
Identifying No.
Grant-Number-R01-OH-009482
Issue of Publication
4
ISSN
1363-1950
Priority Area
Healthcare and Social Assistance
Source Name
Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care
State
IL
Performing Organization
University of Chicago
Page last reviewed: May 11, 2023
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Education and Information Division