Zeitschrift für Schlafstörungen: Behandlung und Pflege

Sleep and Obesity Association in Youth

Kira Hudson Banks

Sleep disturbance is identified as a novel risk factor for increased vulnerability to obesity and cardio metabolic disease as a result of dysregulation of appetite, increased glucose intolerance, and elevation of blood pressure. Sleep disturbance is identified as a novel risk factor for increased vulnerability to obesity and cardio metabolic disease as a result of dysregulation of appetite, increased glucose intolerance, and elevation of blood pressure