Sleep Loss and Obesity Intersecting Epidemics /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Shiromani, Priyattam (Editor), Horvath, Tamas (Editor), Redline, Susan (Editor), Van Cauter, Eve (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurosciences.; Internal medicine.; Endocrinology.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Neurology.; Psychiatry.; Medicine & Public Health.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Internal Medicine.

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. The number of individuals who are obe...