Sleep Loss May Contribute to Weight Gain, Help Explain Shift Worker Health Problems

Uppsala, Sweden — Losing sleep, even for one night, can negatively impact metabolism and help trigger excess weight gain – possibly explaining a link between sleep deprivation and shift worker health problems – according to the results of a recent study conducted by researchers at Uppsala University.

As part of the study, 15 “normal-weight” adults completed separate lab sessions: one while sleeping for about eight hours and another involving staying awake overnight. After the sessions, the researchers took samples of fat tissue, skeletal muscle tissue and blood. Eating and activity patterns were controlled. To learn more about how sleep loss may contribute to weight gain, click here.

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