The Claim
In adults with overweight or obesity and habitual short sleep, sleep extension over a 5.5-week period does not significantly alter body weight, fat mass, intrahepatic triglyceride content, fasting glucose, fasting insulin, HOMA-IR, or plasma lipid profiles.
What the research says
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Extending sleep by a few hours per night for 5.5 weeks does not change body weight, fat mass, liver fat, blood sugar, insulin levels, insulin resistance, or blood fats in adults who are overweight or obese and regularly get too little sleep.
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In adults with overweight or obesity and habitual short sleep, sleep extension does not significantly alter body weight, fat mass, intrahepatic triglyceride content, fasting glucose, fasting insulin, HOMA-IR, or plasma lipid profiles over a 5.5-week period.
When people with excess body weight and consistently short sleep get more sleep, their bodies do not change how they store fat, process sugar, or manage blood fats because the systems that control these processes are not triggered to respond to extra sleep.
What the research says
1 studyAdding an extra hour of sleep each night for six weeks didn’t help overweight or obese people lose weight, reduce body fat, or improve their blood sugar and insulin levels — even though they slept better.
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