Longitudinal Assessment of Sleep Trajectories During Early Childhood and Their Association with Obesity.

Conclusions: Longer sleep duration at age 3 predicted decreased BMIp from ages 3 to 6. These findings indicate that focusing on sleep behaviors in children before age 3 may be a priority for pediatric providers with a goal of decreasing obesity risk. PMID: 31750742 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Childhood Obesity - Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Tags: Child Obes Source Type: research