Obesity in children: fight it by sleeping more

    Obesity in children: fight it by sleeping more

    How to solve the problem of obesity in children? According to the latest research, getting more sleep reduces daily calorie intake and could help children lose weight. The lack of sleep nowadays would be very common among the little ones who would tend to eat more also because of the lack of rest.



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    How to solve the problem ofobesity in children? According to the most recent research, sleeping more daily caloric intake is reduced and this could help children lose weight. The lack of sleep nowadays would be very common among the little ones who would tend to eat more also because of the lack of rest.



    This is stated by a study conducted at Temple University by experts from Center for Obesity Research and Education, the results of which were published in the journal Pediatrics. According to experts, babies should sleep 8 to 12 hours a night, depending on age. Sleep is important for regulating the hormones that affect appetite.

    If rest is not enough, one may show up imbalance able to alter the body's biorhythms and lead both children and adolescents to consume more food than they should. Obviously, sleep is not the only important factor in regulating body weight. In fact, the type of supply followed and the good habit of carrying out asport activity.

    The US experts they wanted to understand if there was the possibility of reducing the intake of daily calories introduced with normal nutrition thanks to an increase in the hours of sleep for children. The experiment lasted for 3 settimane and involved a group of children between the ages of 8 and 11.

    27% of them were obero or overweight. During the first week, the babies slept according to the times they were used to. In the second week they slept more, while in the third they slept less. Own in the second week, in which the childreni had slept more, the experts were able to observe the expected results. A longer sleep had led the children to assume 134 fewer calories per day and lose about half a kilo.


    The experts therefore had a first proof of the concrete influence of sleep-wake habits on infant feeding. More in-depth studies will follow on new groups of children to understand whether long-term results can be obtained with regards to the eating habits of children with an increase in constant rest.


    Marta Albè

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