The effects of partial sleep deprivation on energy balance: a systematic review and meta-analysis

It is unknown whether short sleep duration causatively contributes to weight gain. Studies investigating effects of partial sleep deprivation (PSD) on energy balance components report conflicting findings. Our objective was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of human intervention studies assessing the effects of PSD on energy intake (EI) and energy expenditure (EE). EMBASE, Medline, Cochrane CENTRAL, Web of Science and Scopus were...