Acute Changes in Sleep Duration on Eating Behaviors and Appetite-Regulating Hormones in Overweight/Obese Adults

Behav Sleep Med. 2015;13(5):424-36. doi: 10.1080/15402002.2014.940105. Epub 2014 Aug 8.

Abstract

There is considerable interest in the role of sleep in weight regulation, yet few studies have examined this relationship in overweight/obese (OW/OB) adults. Using a within-subject, counterbalanced design, 12 OW/OB women were studied in lab with two nights of short (5 hr time in bed [TIB]) and two nights of long (9 hr TIB) sleep. Hunger, consumption at a buffet, and fasting hormone levels were obtained. Significant polysomnographic differences occurred between conditions in total sleep time and sleep architecture (ps < .001). Percent energy from protein at the buffet increased following short sleep. No differences were observed for total energy intake or measured hormones. Further research is needed to determine how lengthening sleep impacts weight regulation in OW/OB adults.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Appetite / physiology*
  • Body Weight / physiology
  • Eating
  • Energy Intake
  • Fasting
  • Feeding Behavior*
  • Female
  • Ghrelin / blood
  • Ghrelin / metabolism*
  • Glucose / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Hunger
  • Insulin / blood
  • Insulin / metabolism
  • Leptin / blood
  • Leptin / metabolism*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Obesity / blood
  • Obesity / metabolism*
  • Overweight / blood
  • Overweight / metabolism*
  • Polysomnography
  • Sleep / physiology*
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Ghrelin
  • Insulin
  • Leptin
  • Glucose