A research of 4000 children showed that obese kids sleep less than leaner kids.
After analysing the sleep habits of 4000 children in an Australian study, researchers have concluded that having less sleep triggers appetite-stimulating hormones and may be a factor in obesity.
“Generally speaking kids who are overweight get less sleep than kids who are leaner or normal weight,” says Tims Olds, the study’s author. “We know that when kids and adults sleep deprived there’s a whole lot of hormonal disruption, in a particular there’s an increase in the hormones that stimulate appetite and a decrease in the ones that dampen appetites,” he says.
If you’re worried about your child’s weight, consider whether or not (or lack thereof) plays a role. An earlier bedtime might help.
Source: Tony Ferguson Magazine (Issue 1)
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