# Effect of sleep extension on objectively assessed energy intake among adults with overweight in real-life settings: a randomized clinical trial

Tasali E, Wroblewski K, Kahn E, Kilkus J, Schoeller DA · JAMA Internal Medicine 182(4):365–374 · 2022



## Key finding

Extending sleep by ~1.2 h cut energy intake by ~270 kcal/day with no diet advice — participants simply ate less.



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