Journal of Obesity
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 821710, 8 pages
doi:10.1155/2010/821710
Review Article

Examining the Pathways Linking Chronic Sleep Restriction to Obesity

Christopher A. Magee,1 Xu-Feng Huang,2 Donald C. Iverson,1 and Peter Caputi3

1Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
2School of Health Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
3School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia

Received 21 August 2009; Revised 2 December 2009; Accepted 23 December 2009

Academic Editor: Eric Doucet

Copyright © 2010 Christopher A. Magee et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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