The importance of sleep regularity: a consensus statement of the National Sleep Foundation sleep timing and variability panel
Sletten TL, Weaver MD, Foster RG, Gozal D, Klerman EB, Rajaratnam SMW, Roenneberg T, Takahashi JS, Turek FW, Vitiello MV, Young MW, Czeisler CA. Sleep Health. 2023 Sep 6:S2352-7218(23)00166-3. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2023.07.016. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37684151.
The National Sleep Foundation assembled a panel of sleep and circadian experts to develop a consensus on the importance of sleep regularity on health and performance. They also agreed that when sleep is insufficient during the week/work days, catch-up sleep is important. The panel published a comprehensive systematic review to support these statements.