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Comprehensive, first-of-its-kind text that outlines the social and medical cost ramifications of sleep loss and obesity
Written by interdisciplinary team of experts
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Sleep Loss and Obesity: Intersecting Epidemics represents a major contribution to the field of sleep medicine. It is a comprehensive review of the neurobiology of sleep, circadian timing and obesity, the deleterious effects of sleep loss and obesity on health, and the worrisome associated social and medical costs in a range of patient populations and overall to society.
The number of individuals who are obese has reached alarming levels. As a result, the incidence of Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, heart disease, and kidney failure have also increased. The surgeon general estimates that the total annual cost of obesity in the US is about $117 billion. This cost is expected to escalate significantly because the number of overweight and obese children is increasing rapidly. Indeed, the new generation is expected to have a shorter life-span then their parents. In addition, sleep loss is emerging as an important contributing factor to obesity. People who sleep less or are sleep deprived tend to eat more, especially carbohydrates, and have a higher body mass index. Increased weight restricts the upper airway, causing obstructive sleep apnea and further sleep loss. In the end there is a vicious cycle of weight gain and sleep loss.
In the past few years there has been a tremendous growth in our understanding of brain mechanisms controlling energy metabolism. Interestingly the neurons regulating waking also regulate feeding. There is also a mechanism that regulates the timing of feeding and sleep. In shift-workers this system is likely to be disturbed, and this has an adverse impact on both feeding and sleep.
Sleep Loss and Obesity: Intersecting Epidemics is the first title to clearly examine how obesity and sleep loss are interacting epidemics. This fascinating title makes the link between energy metabolism, sleep and circadian timing; identifies poor sleep as a risk-factor for obesity in children and adults and offers treatment strategies for obstructive sleep apnea and obesity. This book will be a vital source of information for all physicians interested in sleep disorders and obesity. It will also be of value to neuroscientists, health system administrators, and policy makers.
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From the reviews:
“This is a timely and comprehensive review of the effects of sleep loss and obesity. The book closely examines how both sleep loss and obesity are intersecting epidemics and provides a review of the neurobiology of sleep, circadian timing, and obesity. … The primary audience is readers interested in the field of sleep medicine … . This is a timely and noteworthy contribution to the field of sleep medicine that will be useful to all interested in this area.” (M. Isabel L. Crisostomo, Doody’s Review Service, October, 2012)Editors and Affiliations
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, Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, West Roxbury, USA
Priyattam Shiromani
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, Section of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
Tamas Horvath
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, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Wome, Boston, USA
Susan Redline
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, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA
Eve Van Cauter
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sleep Loss and Obesity
Book Subtitle: Intersecting Epidemics
Editors: Priyattam Shiromani, Tamas Horvath, Susan Redline, Eve Van Cauter
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3492-4
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-3491-7Published: 01 June 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4121-6Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-3492-4Published: 01 June 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 251
Topics: Neurology, Endocrinology, Pneumology/Respiratory System, Internal Medicine, Neurosciences, Psychiatry