Earlier Bedtime May Support Weight Loss, Study Suggests

WHO:

NY Post - The study involved adults with prediabetes.

Fox News Health - The clinical trial involved patients with prediabetes.

NY Post - New York University (NYU) conducted the study.

Fox News Health - New York University (NYU) conducted the clinical trial.

WHAT:

NY Post - The study found that falling asleep one hour earlier was tied to 1.3 pounds of weight loss.

Fox News Health - The trial found that moving bedtime one hour earlier led to weight loss.

Fox News Health - Weight loss occurred even without longer sleep.

WHEN:

NY Post - The reported weight loss occurred over eight weeks.

HOW:

NY Post - Participants’ bedtime was moved one hour earlier.

Fox News Health - Patients moved their bedtime one hour earlier.

(UPDATED November 8, 2026 08:56 UTC)

An NYU trial found adults with prediabetes lost weight after moving bedtime earlier. Going to bed one hour earlier was linked to about 1.3 pounds lost. The weight loss occurred over eight weeks, even without participants sleeping longer.