Chronobiology, endocrinology, and energy- and food-reward homeostasis

Summary Energy‐ and food‐reward homeostasis is the essential component for maintaining energy balance and its disruption may lead to metabolic disorders, including obesity and diabetes. Circadian alignment, quality sleep and sleep architecture in relation to energy‐ and food‐reward homeostasis are c...

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Published in:Obesity reviews 2013-05, Vol.14 (5), p.405-416
Main Authors: Gonnissen, H. K. J., Hulshof, T., Westerterp-Plantenga, M. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Circadian alignment
Circadian Rhythm
Energy Intake - physiology
Energy Metabolism - physiology
Homeostasis - physiology
Humans
insulin sensitivity
metabolism
Obesity - physiopathology
Obesity - prevention & control
sleep
Sleep - physiology
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Summary:Summary Energy‐ and food‐reward homeostasis is the essential component for maintaining energy balance and its disruption may lead to metabolic disorders, including obesity and diabetes. Circadian alignment, quality sleep and sleep architecture in relation to energy‐ and food‐reward homeostasis are crucial. A reduced sleep duration, quality sleep and rapid‐eye movement sleep affect substrate oxidation, leptin and ghrelin concentrations, sleeping metabolic rate, appetite, food reward, hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal (HPA)‐axis activity, and gut‐peptide concentrations, enhancing a positive energy balance. Circadian misalignment affects sleep architecture and the glucose‐insulin metabolism, substrate oxidation, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA‐IR) index, leptin concentrations and HPA‐axis activity. Mood disorders such as depression occur; reduced dopaminergic neuronal signaling shows decreased food reward. A good sleep hygiene, together with circadian alignment of food intake, a regular meal frequency, and attention for protein intake or diets, contributes in curing sleep abnormalities and overweight/obesity features by preventing overeating; normalizing substrate oxidation, stress, insulin and glucose metabolism including HOMA‐IR index, and leptin, GLP‐1 concentrations, lipid metabolism, appetite, energy expenditure and substrate oxidation; and normalizing food reward. Synchrony between circadian and metabolic processes including meal patterns plays an important role in the regulation of energy balance and body‐weight control. Additive effects of circadian alignment including meal patterns, sleep restoration, and protein diets in the treatment of overweight and obesity are suggested.
ISSN:1467-7881
1467-789X
DOI:10.1111/obr.12019