Circadian misalignment proxies, BMI, and chronic conditions: the role for weekday to weekend sleep differences

ConclusionsOur findings, which demonstrate that even a slight weekend sleep extension and variability of just 1  h is associated with higher values of BMI, suggest incorporating measures for sleep consistency and regularity into clinical protocols and public health guidelines to prevent and treat obesity and related diseases.
Source: Sleep and Breathing - Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research