|
Reduced Sleep Time Associated With Obesity. |
|
A recent paper published in Sleep describes an association between reduced time spent sleeping in early childhood and an increased risk of obesity later in childhood.
Sleep is an often overlooked aspect of human health and well-being despite adults spending around a third of their time doing it and children even more. A longitudinal study in Canada recorded maternally reported sleep duration in children between the ages of 2.5 and 6 years. Children with persistently short sleep durations were found to be at increased risk of being obese at age 6 years. A similar study published in Pediatrics found reduced childhood sleep associated with obesity in adulthood.
Click here for link to Sleep paper. Click here for link to Pediatrics paper. |
