Lack of sleep in children leads to obesity and bad habits

Lack of sleep in children leads to obesity and bad habits

Including not eating breakfast and watching TV for long periods

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new study suggests that sleep deficiency is linked to an unhealthy lifestyle in children and adolescents. The findings show that a lack of sleep is associated with poor eating habits, such as not eating breakfast, eating junk food and desserts regularly, Science Science Daily reported.
The inadequate sleep period was also related to the increased time sitting in front of the television or computer.
"According to a study of more than 177,000 students, about 40 percent of students slept less than recommended, and inadequate sleep levels were associated with habits," said Labros Sedosis, head of the Movement and Health Sciences Department. at Rutgers University of New Jersey. Poor food, increased exposure to the screen and obesity in both sexes. "
The findings were published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.
The American Academy of Clinical Medicine recommends children ages 6 to 12 years to sleep regularly between 9 and 12 hours to improve their health. Teenagers aged 13 to 18 must sleep between eight and ten o'clock. The data comes from a health survey conducted in a Greek school with 17,709 students aged 8 to 17 years.
Children who normally slept less than nine hours a day were classified and adolescents sleeping less than eight hours a day did not have adequate sleep.
It was found that adolescents who slept poorly were less fit and physically active.

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