A large population-based study of more than 1,000 adults found a U-shaped relationship between sleep duration (measured by polysomnography) and body mass index, where adults who slept 7.7 hours had the lowest BMI, and those with shorter or longer sleep durations had progressively higher BMI.

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• Person: Colten HR, Altevogt BM Organization: National Academies Press
  Extent and Health Consequences of Chronic Sleep Loss and ... - NCBI

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• sleep duration concept
• Sleep Heart Health Study concept
• polysomnography concept