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Article: Sleep restriction triggers weight gain despite reduced appetite, food consumption.
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- Asian News International
- Article date:
- June 8, 2009
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Byline: ANI
Washington, June 8 (ANI): Sleep restriction causes people to gain weight even when their appetite, food cravings and food consumption decreases, according to a new study.
Making a presentation on the study at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, University of South Australia researcher Dr. Siobhan Banks said that the findings suggested that energy intake exceeded energy expenditure during the sleep restriction.
The study involved 92 healthy individuals (52 male) between the ages of 22 and 45 years who participated in laboratory controlled sleep restriction. Subjects underwent two nights of baseline ...