Already in Babies and more we have mentioned a couple of studies that say that little sleep increases the risk of overweight in children, first it was a study published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood magazine just over a year ago and in February of This year, Velsid told us about another study conducted by a team of researchers from the Northwestern University of Illinois (USA). For these days, the conclusions of a new study by researchers from the Center for Human Growth and Development of the University of Michigan, which confirms the same thing, have been announced. Lack of sleep or little sleep can affect the metabolism and eating habits of pre-adolescent children, which would result in weight gain.
The study in children between 9 and 12 years found that those who slept less than nine hours were more likely to gain weight than those who slept more than nine hours. In addition, sleeping less than nine hours affects your school performance, energy and mood.
According to one of the researchers who conducted the study, Julie Lumeng, not getting enough sleep can change carbohydrate metabolism and cause impaired glucose tolerance, which would result in weight gain.
The report with the conclusions of the study was published in the November issue of the Pediatrics of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
It is very important that since they are young, we instill good eating and sleeping habits for our children and accustom them to having adequate physical activity, in order to escape the health risks of the increasingly sedentary life that is lived today .
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