Too Little Sleep May Pose Obesity Risk for children

Posted on February 15, 2008 in Latest News

According to contemporary research studies, children, devoid of enough sleep, are at the increased risk of obesity. Generally, the risk of being overweight is at maximum during the age span of 9-12 years.

The Findings of the Research Studies

The researchers observed that body mass index and sleep times of 785. As an average, those kids slept 9.45 hours a night at the first observation round and at the second round 8.78 in sixth.

According to research studies, kids are more susceptible to be obese due to sleep problems. The defensive effect came from previous bedtimes rather than later wake times.

The researchers admit that there are some variables that can affect the results. As they have suggested parents may try to make the kids fed. Often the sleep deprived kids also request for food.

Factors Involved in Obesity for Little Sleep

There are three factors mainly that aggravate the risk for the sleep deprived kids to be obese.

Cranky kids are prone to hanker after food for the lack of sleep.
Kids who don’t get sufficient sleep are more prone to get tired the next day and consequently are less likely to workout.
If the sleep cycle is disrupted then also it can be a cause of obesity.

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