title: The role of sleep in the regulation of body weight.
abstract: Sleep participates in the regulation of body weight. The amount of sleep and synchronization of the biological clock are both necessary to achieve the energy balance and the secretion of hormones that contribute to weight regulation. In this review, we first reconsider what normal physiological sleep is and what the normative values of sleep are in the general population. Second, we explain how the biological clock regulates the hormones that may be involved in weight control. Third, we provide some recent data on how sleep may be disturbed by sleep disorders or reduced by sleep debt with consequences on weight. Finally, we explore the relationships between sleep debt and obesity.
authors.affiliation: Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, APHP, Hôtel Dieu, Centre du Sommeil et de la Vigilance de l'Hôtel Dieu de Paris, Equipe d'accueil VIFASOM EA, Paris, France. Electronic address: damien.leger@htd.aphp.fr.
authors.forename: Damien
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leger
authors.affiliation: Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, APHP, Hôtel Dieu, Centre du Sommeil et de la Vigilance de l'Hôtel Dieu de Paris, Equipe d'accueil VIFASOM EA, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bayon
authors.affiliation: Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, APHP, Hôtel Dieu, Centre du Sommeil et de la Vigilance de l'Hôtel Dieu de Paris, Equipe d'accueil VIFASOM EA, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Sanctis
mesh_terms: D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D006728:Hormones / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000209:etiology; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones
keywords: Biological clock; Energy expenditure; Energy intake; Epidemiology; Ghrelin; Leptin; Obesity; Sleep; Sleep debt; Weight