Associations between parent-reported sleep duration and adiposity in Chinese early adolescents

Conclusions
Short sleep duration was associated with higher adiposity indices in early adolescents from China, especially in girls. Interventions focusing on modifying adolescents' sleep habits may potentially prevent obesity and overweight.

Source: Journal of Public Health - May 28, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Jiang, Y. R., Spruyt, K., Chen, W. J., Mei, H., Sun, W. Q., Wang, Y., Li, S. H., Luo, Z. C., Shen, X. M., Jiang, F. Tags: Epidemiology / life course Source Type: research