University of Nevada: Obesity Linked to Sleep Loss? Researchers Identify How Metabolism Regulates Sleep
April 23, 2020
April 23, 2020
RENO, Nevada, April 23 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news:
Can staying up late make you fat? A growing body of research has suggested that poor sleep quality is linked to an increased risk of obesity by deregulating appetite, which in turn leads to more calorie consumption.
But a new study published this week in PLOS Biology found that the direction of this reaction might actually be flipped: it's not the sleep loss that leads to obesity, but rather t . . .
Can staying up late make you fat? A growing body of research has suggested that poor sleep quality is linked to an increased risk of obesity by deregulating appetite, which in turn leads to more calorie consumption.
But a new study published this week in PLOS Biology found that the direction of this reaction might actually be flipped: it's not the sleep loss that leads to obesity, but rather t . . .