Fight Obesity: Early to Bed can Make Kids Skinny

Early to bed can fight obesity. Going to bed early and building a better sleep routine can help kids maintain a healthy weight. So, don’t be a night owl, instead be an early bird to prevent excess weight gain.

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Late bedtime may up obesity risk in kids
Sleeping early at night and sticking to a good bedtime routine can prevent excess weight gain in kids
So, don’t be a night owl, instead be an early bird to maintain a healthy weight

Is your child a night owl? Watch out, late bedtime can make your child fat. So, get your kids sleep early every night to fight obesity.//

Early bedtime can help kids maintain a healthy weight, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal Acta Paediatrica.//

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‘Early to bed could be the best weapon to win over obesity. Going to bed early and building a better sleep routine can help kids maintain a healthy weight. So, don’t be a night owl, instead be an early bird to prevent excess weight gain.’
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Going to bed early and following a consistent bedtime routine may help reduce children's risk of becoming overweight or obese, according to a new study.

Details of the Study

In the study of 1,258 Indigenous Australian children with an average age of 6 years, children who consistently went to bed late experienced greater weight gain over several years than those who went to bed early.

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Findings of the Study

The findings highlight the importance of looking beyond sleep duration and highlighting the benefits of early bedtimes for children.

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Poor sleep or working night shifts may increase the risk of obesity and diabetes. Lack of adequate sleep can make you gain weight, look fat, tired and weak.

"While we know it can be hard to get children to bed early, and at consistent times both on weekdays and at weekends, it might help parents or carers to know that establishing consistent and early bedtimes may reduce the risk that their child will be overweight or obese," said lead author Yaqoot Fatima, PhD, of the Institute for Social Science Research at the University of Queensland, and the James Cook University.

Source-Eurekalert

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