Purpose of Review

Sleep and obesity share a bidirectional relationship, and weight loss has been shown to enhance sleep. Aiming to extend sleep on its own or as part of a lifestyle intervention may attenuate health consequences of short sleep. This review highlights several sleep extension approaches, discusses feasibility of each, and summarizes findings relevant to obesity.

Recent Findings

Sleep extension in response to experimental sleep restriction demonstrates partial rescue of cardiometabolic dysfunction in some but not all studies. Adequate sleep on a nightly basis may be necessary for optimal health. While initial sleep extension interventions in habitually short sleepers have been met with obstacles, preliminary findings suggest that sleep extension or sleep hygiene interventions may improve glycemic control, decrease blood pressure, and enhance weight loss.

Summary

Sleep extension has the potential to attenuate obesity risk and cardiometabolic dysfunction. There is tremendous opportunity for future research that establishes a minimum threshold for sleep extension effectiveness and addresses logistical barriers identified in seminal studies.

中文翻译：

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延长睡眠：肥胖治疗的潜在目标

 审查目的

睡眠和肥胖具有双向关系，减肥已被证明可以改善睡眠。旨在延长睡眠本身或作为生活方式干预的一部分可能会减轻睡眠不足对健康的影响。这篇综述重点介绍了几种延长睡眠的方法，讨论了每种方法的可行性，并总结了与肥胖相关的发现。

 最近的发现

在一些但并非所有研究中，针对实验性睡眠限制而延长睡眠表明可以部分挽救心脏代谢功能障碍。每晚充足的睡眠对于最佳健康可能是必要的。虽然对习惯性短睡眠者的初始睡眠延长干预措施遇到了障碍，但初步研究结果表明，延长睡眠或睡眠卫生干预措施可以改善血糖控制、降低血压并促进减肥。

 概括

延长睡眠时间有可能降低肥胖风险和心脏代谢功能障碍。未来的研究存在巨大的机会，可以建立睡眠延长有效性的最低阈值并解决开创性研究中发现的后勤障碍。