Importance Studies of trends in excess weight among European children throughout the last
few decades have rendered mixed results. Additionally, some studies were outdated, were …

Background Overweight/obesity in women of childbearing age is a serious public-health
problem. In China, the incidence of maternal overweight/obesity has been increasing …

Objective: The recent obesity epidemic has been accompanied by a parallel growth in
chronic sleep deprivation. Physiologic studies suggest sleep deprivation may influence …

Background Overweight is among the major challenging health risk factors. It has been
claimed that birth weight, being a critical indicator of prenatal developmental conditions, is …

Reduced sleep duration and quality appear to be endemic in modern society. Curtailment of
the bedtime period to minimum tolerability is thought to be efficient and harmless by many. It …

Is Sleep Duration Associated With Childhood Obesity? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Page 1 obesity | VOLUME 16 NUMBER 2 | FEBRUARY 2008 265 nature publishing group …

Parental and familial factors influence numerous aspects of adolescents' lives, including
their physical activity level (PAL). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the changes in …

We are currently facing a major obesity pandemic. Most alarming is the accelerated increase
in overweight and obesity in children, with childhood obesity tracking into adulthood …

Systematic literature search for epidemiological evidence for an association of short sleep
with weight gain and eventual development of obesity provided 71 original studies and …

Objective To examine the extent to which infant sleep duration is associated with overweight
at age 3 years. Design Longitudinal survey. Setting Multisite group practice in …