| Reduced sleep may increase hunger SupportiveArgument1 #371709 Sleep deprivation may alter the hormones that control hunger (increasing the appetite-stimulating hormone ghrelin and lowering the levels of the satiety-inducing hormone leptin). |
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- CitationsAdd new citationList by: CiterankMapLink[1] Short sleep duration is associated with reduced leptin, elevated ghrelin, and increased body mass index
Author: S. Taheri, L. Lin, D. Austin, T. Young, E. Mignot
Publication info: 2004, PLoS Med. 2004; 1:e62
Cited by: David Price 0:19 AM 7 January 2015 GMT
Citerank: (1) 399950Reduced sleep may increase hungerSleep deprivation may alter the hormones that control hunger (increasing the appetite-stimulating hormone ghrelin and lowering the levels of the satiety-inducing hormone leptin).1198CE71
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| Excerpt / Summary Participants with short sleep had reduced leptin and elevated ghrelin. These differences in leptin and ghrelin are likely to increase appetite, possibly explaining the increased BMI observed with short sleep duration. In Western societies, where chronic sleep restriction is common and food is widely available, changes in appetite regulatory hormones with sleep curtailment may contribute to obesity. |