Sleep, appetite, and obesity--what is the link?
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 15599390.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 535424.
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Appetite
- Leptin
- Obesity
- Peptide Hormones
- Sleep