BACKGROUND: Sleep deficits are associated with a wide range of detrimental physical and
mental health outcomes. There is concern that children are not getting enough sleep, and …

OBJECTIVE: To systematically examine the relationship between sleep duration and
subsequent weight gain in observational longitudinal human studies. METHODS …

Obesity has reached crisis proportions in industrialized societies [1]. Many factors converge
to yield increased body mass index (BMI). Among these is sleep duration [2–10]. The …

Chronic sleep deficiency, defined as a state of inadequate or mistimed sleep, is a growing
and underappreciated determinant of health status. Sleep deprivation contributes to a …

Background Current data on the prevalence of overweight and energy-balance behaviors
among European children is necessary to inform overweight prevention interventions …

The global epidemic of childhood and adolescent obesity and its immediate as well as long‐
term consequences for obese individuals and society as a whole cannot be …

Background: Epidemiologic evidence shows an increase in obesity concurrent with a
reduction in average sleep duration among Americans. Although clinical studies propose …

A number of studies have reported that sleep duration might have an important role in the
development of hypertension. However, the results have been inconsistent. In this study, a …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: There is a common belief that children are not getting
enough sleep and that children's total sleep time has been declining. Over the century, many …

The prevalence of obesity is increasing rapidly worldwide, which is cause for concern
because obesity increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes, reduces life …