Social jetlag and obesity

Roenneberg T, Allebrandt KV, Merrow M, Vetter C · Current Biology 22(10):939–943 · 2012

Key finding

Each hour of social jet lag was associated with ~33% higher odds of being overweight.

Citation

Authors
Roenneberg T, Allebrandt KV, Merrow M, Vetter C
Published in
Current Biology 22(10):939–943
Year
2012
Topic
Regularity & circadian

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