Sleepless nights linked to obesity in children - The Guardian 6th November 2007

Scientists have found that getting a good night's sleep reduces a child's chances of being obese. Every additional hour of sleep a night a child gets at the age of eight or nine reduces the risk of obesity at the age of 11 or 12 by 40%. Julie Lumeng of the University of Michigan, who led the research, said that getting more than nine hours 45 minutes of sleep lowered the chances of obesity in later life significantly.

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