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Energy balance

Sleep stages are associated with only small differences in energy metabolism.

While sleep stages affect metabolism, their impact is limited, suggesting other factors may be more significant.

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Because sleep stages are associated with only small differences in energy metabolism, our results suggest that sleep stages play a minor role in the variance of SMR among subjects.
A M Fontvieille et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism · 1994

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Relationship between sleep stages and metabolic rate in humans

A M Fontvieille et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism · 1994

DOI 10.1152/ajpendo.1994.267.5.e732

cross-sectional · n=29Cited 87×
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