Sleep Cuts Childhood Obesity Thus Decreasing Risk For Diabetes
Yet another reason to get the sleep you need at night. I should so not be preaching this since I am not good at the whole sleep thing, but my kids sure are. I have a 3, 5 and 7 year old and they all have a bedtime of 7:30-8:00 PM and get up around 7:00-7:30 AM. My youngest sometimes hits the sack closer to 7 PM. It is so important… the sleep thing.
In my defense though, I get home from work 2-3 evenings a week at 11:30 PM. And then I need to rise around 5:30 AM to get on the computer, get some writing done and greet my nephews at 6 AM sharp 3 days a week. So… there isn’t a heck of a lot of time for sleep in my life.
I always make sure my kids are well rested though, and good thing because…
Of the children who slept 10-12 hours each night at age eight, around 12% were obese by 11, compared to 22% of those who slept less than nine hours.
And we all know that childhood obesity can lead to diabetes, heart disease and other lifelong complications. So get your little ones in bed! When kids are not well rested they tend to be less active, eat more and develop an unhealthy lifestyle.
via BBC
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2 opinions for Sleep Cuts Childhood Obesity Thus Decreasing Risk For Diabetes
Grace
Nov 9, 2007 at 11:00 pm
Wow! That’s a pretty interesting find. I’m a heavy sleeper and a big sleeper. - I LOVE my sleep and I tend to get too much of it. (I have a weakness for sleeping in!) :P I work from home so it’s not a problem though, fortunately.
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