this could be due to metabolic rate changes and hormone fluctuations

We have reported on this before at Ukmedix News and now another study has confirmed the fact that children who do not sleep enough every night have a greater probability of being overweight or obese.

The researchers headed by Dr. Julie C. Lumeng based at the University of Michigan specifically noted that children who did not sleep well in the third grade were much more likely to be overweight by the time they got to the sixth grade. The obese children were of the ages between nine and twelve and regularly got less than nine whole house of sleep every night. The findings were the same for all children irrespective of whether they were male or female, their economic level, their race or their personal situations at home.

The researchers believe that the result shows that there may well be a “biological link” between the amount of sleep and excess weight, and they say that this could be due to metabolic rate changes and hormone fluctuations.

There are many different things to consider in children who do not get enough sleep and it has not been conclusively proven that their lack of sleep is directly connected to their weight problem. Some people argue that children who do not sleep as well as other children are sometimes under a great deal of stress and they may be turning to food to comfort them and to alleviate stress.

Another thing that we have noted at Ukmedix News is that children who do not exercise and get their fair share of physical activity every day are less likely to sleep well at night. It could be that the reason that the bad sleepers are obese is because they do not exercise rather than because they do not sleep well.

In America The National Sleep Foundation’s Guidelines recommend that students between the ages of nine and twelve should sleep at least 10 hours every night and no more than 12 hours.