Many studies have looked at the link between poor sleep in children and an increased risk of obesity.. Recently, a new study has provided " Specialists from the Massachusetts General Hospital, published the results October 4, 2014 in the journal Pediatrics.

Our study used data from the Viva Science Project, a long-term study of several factors that affect the health of young children during their mother's pregnancy and then after birth..

Viva was reviewed by interviewing mothers when their children were six months, three years old and seven years old..

Mothers were asked how long their children slept first during the day and then at night.

When the children were 7 years old, scientists measured height, weight, waist circumference, body fat content, etc.. Experts believed that such measurements would help to more accurately measure cardio-metabolic health risks than the standard measurement of BMI..

The researchers found that children with the lowest quality and timing of sleep had the highest levels of body measurements reflecting obesity and obesity.. This association was consistent across all age groups..

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