Associations between sleep and appetitive traits in higher-income preschoolers: A six-month study

Conclusions: Shorter usual sleep, per the parent report, was cross-sectionally associated with reduced satiety responsiveness in this sample of higher-income preschoolers. Future studies should consider whether socioeconomic status may modify the impact of poor sleep on appetitive traits in early childhood.PMID:38346496 | DOI:10.1016/j.appet.2024.107254

Source: Appetite - February 12, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Zhuoya Zhang Delaina Carlson Diane Gilbert-Diamond Jennifer A Emond Source Type: research