ReviewEating and weight disorders : EWD2016
Is sleep deprivation a contributor to obesity in children?
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- Efficacy of psychological interventions on sleep in children and adolescents with chronic pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Association between late bedtime and obesity in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Pooled it
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- Childhood Obesity: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- Polysomnographic features of children with obesity: body mass index predict severe obstructive sleep apnea in obese children?Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2025Article
- The longitudinal mediating role of sleep in associations between COVID-19 stressors predicting mental and physical health outcomes among emerging adult college students.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2024Article
- Unveiling the sleep-cardiovascular connection: Novel perspectives and interventions-A narrative review.Health science reports · 2023Article
- The Association between Sedentary Behavior, Physical Activity, and Physical Fitness with Body Mass Index and Sleep Time in Chilean Girls and Boys: A Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Insufficient sleep during infancy is correlated with excessive weight gain in childhood: a longitudinal twin cohort study.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2021Article
- Quantity versus quality of objectively measured sleep in relation to body mass index in children: cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2020Article
- Association of Sleep Duration and Overweight/Obesity among Children in China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The effect of mild sleep deprivation on diet and eating behaviour in children: protocol for the Daily Rest, Eating, and Activity Monitoring (DREAM) randomized cross-over trial.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Partial sleep deprivation and food intake in participants reporting binge eating symptoms and emotional eating: preliminary results of a quasi-experimental study.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2018Article
- Sleep patterns and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among children from around the world.Public health nutrition · 2018Article
- Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Melatonin in Obesity and Hypertension.Current hypertension reports · 2018Review
- Study Protocol of Sleep Education Tool for Children: Serious Game "Perfect Bedroom: Learn to Sleep Well".Frontiers in psychology · 2018Article
- Understanding differences between summer vs. school obesogenic behaviors of children: the structured days hypothesis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2017Article
- Do parents' support behaviours predict whether or not their children get sufficient sleep? A cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2017Article
- The relationship between hours of sleep, screen time and frequency of food and drink consumption in Spain in the 2011 and 2013 ALADINO: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2017Article
- Functional data analysis of sleeping energy expenditure.PloS one · 2017Article
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Abstract
Chronic lack of sleep (called "sleep deprivation") is common in modern societies with 24/7 availability of commodities. Accumulating evidence supports the role of reduced sleep as contributing to the current obesity epidemic in children and youth. Longitudinal studies have consistently shown that short sleep duration is associated with weight gain and the development of obesity. Recent experimental studies have reported that sleep restriction leads to weight gain in humans. Increased food intake appears to be the main mechanism by which insufficient sleep results in weight gain. Voluntary sleep restriction has been shown to increase snacking, the number of meals eaten per day, and the preference for energy-dense foods. Although the causes of sleep loss in the pediatric population are numerous, more research looking at screen exposure before bedtime and its effects on sleep is needed given the pervasiveness of electronic media devices in today's environment. Health professionals should routinely ask questions about sleep and promote a good night's sleep because insufficient sleep impacts activity and eating behaviors. Future research should examine the clinical benefits of increasing sleep duration on eating behaviors and body weight control and determine the importance of adequate sleep to improve the treatment of obesity.
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