Sleep, Appetite, and Obesity—What Is the Link?
Open Access
- 7 December 2004
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Medicine
- Vol. 1 (3) , e61
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0010061
Abstract
There is a well known relationship between short sleep duration and high body mass index. A new study suggests that the missing link could be the appetite regulating hormones leptin and ghrelin.Keywords
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