Sleep Deprivation: Effects on Weight Loss and Weight Loss Maintenance |
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| Authors: | Evangelia Papatriantafyllou Dimitris Efthymiou Evangelos Zoumbaneas Codruta Alina Popescu Emilia Vassilopoulou |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Department of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, International Hellenic University, 57400 Thessaloniki, Greece; (E.P.); (E.V.);2.Department of Psychiatry, Division of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;3.Center of Education and Training in Eating Disorders, 14231 Athens, Greece;4.Department of Abilities Human Sciences, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 40012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
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| Abstract: | This narrative review presents the findings from intervention studies on the effects of sleep deprivation on eating habits, metabolic rate, and the hormones regulating metabolism, and discusses their relevance to weight loss efforts. Disturbed sleeping patterns lead to increased energy intake, partly from excessive snacking, mainly on foods high in fat and carbohydrates. The studies focused mainly on the effects of sleep duration, but also of sleep quality, on dietary intake during weight loss trials, and on weight loss maintenance. It is important to explore sleep routines that could enhance the efforts of obese and overweight people to lose weight, maintain their weight loss, and improve their overall health. |
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| Keywords: | sleep deprivation weight gain weight management dietary intake metabolism |
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