ReviewCurrent opinion in endocrinology, diabetes, and obesity2015
Sleep patterns and obesity in childhood.
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108 citing papers in PubMed, 223 citations in OpenAlex.
- Earlier Bedtimes Mediate the Effect of a Brief Behavioral Sleep Intervention on Children's Weight Status.The Journal of pediatrics · 2025Trial
- Effect of changes in children's bedtime and sleep period on targeted eating behaviors and timing of caloric intake.Eating behaviors · 2022Trial
- Is improving sleep and circadian problems in adolescence a pathway to improved health? A mediation analysis.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2019Trial
- Development of sleep patterns in children with obese and normal-weight parents.Journal of paediatrics and child health · 2019Trial
- Guelph Family Health Study: pilot study of a home-based obesity prevention intervention.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2018Trial
- Sleep loss as a cardiometabolic risk factor: a narrative review of clinical and public health implications.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2026Review
- Bidirectional associations between smart device use and body mass index among children aged 3 to 5 years: a longitudinal study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of school-based intervention in obese children.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2026Article
- Father-Focused Childhood Obesity Prevention Interventions: A Scoping Review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Article
- Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Sleep Disorder Symptoms and Sleep Quality.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Social jetlag is associated with body mass (BMI) in children aged 2-8years: A cross-sectional analysis.Sleep health · 2025Article
- Examining the impact of early life adversity on adolescent sleep health: Findings from the ABCD study.Child protection and practice · 2025Article
- Sleep Behaviors and the Shape of Subcortical Brain Structures in Children with Overweight/Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Associations Between 24-h Movement Behaviours and Health in 3- and 4-Year-Old Children From a Low-Income Country: The SUNRISE Ethiopia Study.Child: care, health and development · 2025Article
- Childhood Obesity: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- Child sleep problems mediate prospective associations between fathers' parenting stress and child blood glucose levels.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2025Article
- Independent effects of the human circadian system and sleep/eating cycles on caloric intake in adolescents vary by weight status.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Evaluation of automated pediatric sleep stage classification using U-Sleep: a convolutional neural network.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2025Article
- The synergistic impact of sleep duration and obesity on metabolic syndrome risk: exploring the role of microRNAs.BioImpacts : BI · 2025Article
- Sleep Restriction and Weekend Sleep Compensation Relate to Eating Behavior in School-Aged Children.Nature and science of sleep · 2025Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewTo highlight the recent findings on sleep-obesity associations in children. We focus on sleep duration, sleep timing and chronotype, and describe the potential mechanisms underlying sleep-obesity associations. RECENT
findingsPoor sleep is increasingly common in children and associations between short sleep duration in early childhood and obesity are consistently found. Less is known about the infancy period, and the findings in adolescents are inconsistent. Sleep timing patterns may also contribute to obesity risk. Variable and shifted sleep schedules and evening chronotypes have recently been linked to adiposity in adults; less is known about children. Further, there is little understanding regarding the mechanisms of association. The timing of eating, dietary intake, obesogenic eating behaviors, and changes in appetite-regulating hormones have been identified as possible mechanisms for sleep-obesity associations and may be promising avenues for future research. Longitudinal and experimental work with children is needed to determine the nature of associations. SUMMARY: Beyond sleep duration, sleep timing patterns may contribute to obesity risk. Biological and behavioral processes have been proposed as mechanisms that may explain the association. Understanding the pathways through which poor sleep patterns could increase obesity risk in children may provide novel avenues for intervention.
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