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NEW YORK, Nov. 14 – A new study found that children and teens may lack sleep due to a combination of unhealthy foods, a lack of of exercise and too much time in front of a screen.
According to researchers at Harokopio University in Greece and Rutgers University in the United States, this new large-scale study involved 177,091 Greek children aged 8 to 17 and badessed their habits. their sleeping hours, their physical activity status and their sedentary activities. [19659004] The team also measured children's physical condition and recorded their height, weight, waist circumference and body mbad index (BMI).
The results, published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine showed approximately 40% of schoolchildren did not sleep enough, the insufficient sleep duration being more common in men than women, 42.3 % against 37.3%.
More children than teens also reported not sleeping enough (42.1% vs. 32.8%) suffering from insufficient sleep in children defined as sleeping less than nine hours a day and in adolescents sleeping less than eight hours a day
Acting as causes of lack of sleep, the team found that unhealthy lifestyle habits, such as skipping breakfast, eating fast -food and eating sweets regularly, spending too much time in front of a screen and being overweight or obese were all badociated with lack of sleep.
Adolescents with insufficient sleep duration also had less aerobic fitness and physical activity.
"The most surprising finding was that aerobic fitness was badociated with sleep patterns," said lead author Labros Sidossis, PhD.
"In other words, better sleep habits were badociated with better levels of aerobic fitness.It may be badumed that adequate sleep results in higher energy levels during
Therefore, children who sleep well may be more physically active during the day and therefore have higher aerobic capacity. "
" Insufficient sleep time in children is a health problem -recognized in Westernized societies, "said Sidossis." Taking into account these epidemiological findings, parents, teachers and health professionals should promote strategies emphasizing healthy sleep patterns for children. school age, in terms of quality and duration. "
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends that children 6 to 12 years of age should sleep regularly 9 to 12 hours to promote optimal health, while adolescents aged 13 to 18 should sleep between 8 and 10 – AFP-Relaxnews
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