The Claim
Sleep restriction for 8 days does not significantly alter circulating levels of the appetite-regulating hormones leptin or ghrelin in healthy adults, suggesting that increased caloric intake during sleep loss is not mediated by these hormones.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
If you don’t get enough sleep for 8 days, your hunger hormones don’t change much—so if you end up eating more, it’s probably not because these hormones are telling you to.
See the scientific wording
Sleep restriction for 8 days does not significantly alter circulating levels of the appetite-regulating hormones leptin or ghrelin in healthy adults, suggesting that increased caloric intake during sleep loss is not mediated by these hormones.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Effects of experimental sleep restriction on caloric intake and activity energy expenditure.
Even though people ate more when they slept less, their hunger hormones didn’t change — so the extra eating isn’t because their body is making them hungrier through these hormones.
Score breakdown, mechanism chain, raw evidence, ideal studies needed & 1 supporting studies
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