Part I.  Mechanisms of Sleep Deprivation and General Dietary Therapies 1. Diet, Age, and Sleep in Invertebrate Model Organisms 2. The role of sleep in the control of feeding behavior 3. Diagnosing and Treatment of Shift Work Disorder 4. Normal sleep and its neurophysiological regulation 5. The 1-2-3’s of Pediatric Sleep Disorders 6. Sleep Disturbances, Body Mass Index and Eating Behavior Part II.  Obesity and Sleep Apnea 7. Neurocognitive Functions in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome 8. Adipose tissue in sleep apnea: effects of hypoxia and inflammation 9. Exercise, diet and obese adolescents: association with sleep deprivation 10. Sleep and Hypoxemia in Adults 11. Obesity hypoventilation syndrome 12. Sleep, sexual function and testosterone 13. The Malignant Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome 14. Obesity, inflammation and OSA: exercise as therapy 15. Obstructive sleep apnea in normal-weight and obese patients Part III.  Metabolic Syndrome and Sleep Deprivation 16. Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Profiles and Relationships 17. Circadian Misalignment and Metabolic Consequences: Shiftwork and Altered Meal Times 18. Role of sympathetic nervous system in the metabolic syndrome and sleep apnea 19. Obstructive sleep apnoea and the metabolic syndrome: pathophysiological and clinical evidences 20. Sleep deprivation and metabolic syndrome 21. Excessive Daytime Sleepiness: Age, Sleep, Mood, and Metabolic Modulation 22. The metabolic role of saturated and monounsaturated dietary fatty acids: their contribution to obesity, brain activity and sleep behavior Part IV.  Sleep and Diabetes 23. Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and Diabetic Microvascular Complications 24. Obstructive sleep apnea increases hemoglobin A1c levels: mechanisms and consequences Part V.  Aging and Sleep Deprivation 25. Restless Legs Syndrome (Willis-Ekbom Disease) and Gastrointestinal Diseases 26. Relationship between Circadian Rhythms, Feeding and Obesity 27. The effects of nutrition on sleep and sleep complaints among elderly persons 28. Fragmented Sleep and Memory Consolidation 29. Sleepiness at the Wheel and Countermeasures; Effects of Caffeine, Napping and Blue Light 30. Sleep Deprivation and Behavioral Risk Taking Part VI.  Food, Nutrients and Dietary Supplements: Sleep Modulation 31. Relationship between magnesium deficiency and sleep disorders and associated pathological changes 32. Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Sleep Apnea and Obesity 33. Oxidative stress in sleep apnea Part VII.  Alcohol and Sleep Dysfunction 34. Sleep in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders 35. Adenosine and glutamate in neuroglial interaction: implications for sleep disorders and alcoholism 36. Sleep quality and risk of alcohol misuse 37. Sleep and Addictions: Linking Sleep Regulation with the Genesis of Addictive Behavior 38. Alcohol and sleep-disordered breathing 39. Patterns of Alcohol Consumption and Sleep in Shiftworkers Part VIII.  Surgery 40. The impact of bariatric surgery on obstructive sleep apnea 41. Preoperative, Perioperative, and Postoperative Considerations in the Bariatric Surgery Patient with Sleep Apnea

Aids in understanding the impact of age, diet, obesity and disease on sleep Offers focus on neurological changes that affect metabolism Explores diabetes induced sleep problems Aid to understanding the multifactorial causes of age-related sleep dysfunction Addresses selected studies of nutraceuticals affecting sleep for potential application clinically Discusses major impact on sleep disorders by caffeine and alcohol