Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The chronic reduction of sleep duration is associated to an increased risk of weight gain, but mechanistic aspects remain to be fully elucidated. The aim of our study was to examine the relationship between short sleep duration and energy metabolism, fuel selection and energy balance in overweight and obesity. Methods: Inclusion criteria were: age 18–65 years, BMI ≥25 kg/m2. Use of any CNS medications, any psychiatric disorders and night shi...

Introduction: In overweight and obesity energy unbalance is responsible for the accumulation of ectopic fat. Excess energy and metabolic alterations, namely insulin resistance, may favor ectopic fat depositions. However, the role played by dietary factors, especially the pro-inflammatory properties of dietary patterns, in ectopic fat storage is not thoroughly understood. The aim of our study was to investigate the association between the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) and di...