The relationship between lack of sleep and obesity in children
According to new research, it is recommended that you try to get your children to sleep well and early. We must avoid lack of sleep at all costs.
To help combat obesity and its consequences, sometimes our practice has to go beyond our immediate clients. Recommendations must be made based on research. So that they can also take care of their family. One of those would be, according to new research, recommending that they ensure that their children sleep well and early. We must avoid lack of sleep at all costs.
More about the study
Birmingham research on the sleep habits of 2,795 children aged 9 to 12 in the city of Guangzhou, southern China, showed a link between sleep duration and the amount of body fat. In the study funded by the Guangzhou Medical Foundation, the Birmingham scientists worked with Chinese researchers at Sun Yat-Sen University and the Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Research indicated that children in China were sleeping less compared to children in the United States and Europe who had participated in other similar studies. The findings show that children who sleep longer have lower body mass indexes (BMIs). To the extent that for every hour a child goes to bed later, their BMI score increases by a small amount. There is growing evidence to show that adequate, high-quality sleep is important for an overall healthy body. And at the same time sleep duration has been decreasing among children and adolescents. These differences are likely cultural. One cause may be found due to the excessive emphasis on study and academic achievement in China. Another in the behaviors that contribute to obesity. Like watching television and eating junk food, they are more common activities at night. Professor Yajun Chen of the School of Public Health at Sun Yat-Sen University in Guangzhou said. The prevalence of obesity in China is concerning as the country undergoes rapid economic transition. Giving rise to changes in traditional diet and physical activity. There are complex factors that contribute to childhood obesity. Including biological factors and lifestyle. But observations indicate that shorter sleep duration may be an additional risk factor. Associated with a higher body mass index (BMI).”
