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Inadequate Sleep as a Risk Factor for Obesity: Analyses of the NHANES I

SLEEPPublished 1 October 2005
James E. Gangwisch, Dolores Malaspina, Bernadette Boden‐Albala, Steven B. Heymsfield
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TL;DR

The hypothesis that sleep duration is associated with obesity in a large longitudinally monitored United States sample supports earlier experimental sleep studies and provides a basis for future studies on weight control interventions that increase the quantity and quality of sleep.

Abstract

These findings support the hypothesis that sleep duration is associated with obesity in a large longitudinally monitored United States sample. These observations support earlier experimental sleep studies and provide a basis for future studies on weight control interventions that increase the quantity and quality of sleep.

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PsychologyMedicine