Weight Loss Improves Mood, Sleep Quality

Obese adults who lose at least 5 percent of their body weight report that they sleep better and longer after six months of weight loss, and a new study also finds them more cheerful. The results were presented at the joint meeting of the International Society of Endocrinology and the Endocrine Society: ICE/ENDO 2014 in Chicago. "This study confirms several studies reporting that weight loss is associated with increased sleep duration," said the study's lead investigator, ...