Sleep duration and bedtime in preschool ‐age children with obesity: Relation to BMI and diet following a weight management intervention

ConclusionsMore comprehensive sleep intervention incorporated into weight ‐management intervention may be necessary to promote positive changes for preschoolers with obesity. A focus on earlier bedtime and longer sleep duration appears to be important given associations between sleep duration and bedtime with BMIz and dietary intake.

Source: Pediatric Obesity - June 18, 2019 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Stacey L. Simon, Amy R. Goetz, Maxene Meier, John Brinton, Cynthia Zion, Lori J. Stark Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH Source Type: research