Poor sleep may undermine attempts to maintain weight loss, research has suggested. Millions of people who are overweight or obese manage to lose weight every year. But many often then face a struggle to keep the pounds creeping back. Now results from a randomised trial, which was conducted by the University of Copenhagen and presented at the European Congress on Obesity, suggests better and longer sleep patterns could help keep the weight off for good.

研究表明，睡眠质量差可能会削弱为减肥所付出的努力。每年有数百万超重或肥胖的人在设法减肥。但很多人往往会挣扎着面对逐渐回升的体重。哥本哈根大学进行了一项随机试验，并在欧洲肥胖大会上公布了试验结果。该试验表明，更好、更长的睡眠模式可能有助于减肥。