New RCT: Sleep extension => weight loss

[Eddy Edson]

Effect of Sleep Extension on Objectively Assessed Energy Intake Among Adults With Overweight in Real-life Settings: A Randomized Clinical Trial

This randomized clinical trial examines the energy intake, energy expenditure, and body weight in adults who slept less than 6.5 hours per night.What is the effect of sleep extension on objectively assessed energy intake in adults with overweight in their ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Kind of neat.

Findings
In this randomized clinical trial of 80 adults with overweight and habitual sleep less than 6.5 hours per night, those randomized to a 2-week sleep extension intervention significantly reduced their daily energy intake by approximately 270 kcal compared with the control group. Total energy expenditure did not significantly differ between the sleep extension and control groups, resulting in a negative energy balance with sleep extension.

 

[mikeyB]

That is an idea decades old, a mate of mine at med school was desperately short of cash temporarily, so he just went to bed and didn't bother getting up till money arrived from home. Three days with no energy intake. He wan't overweight, mind.