Medical News Today – Marie Ellis
“According to a new study published in The Journal of Pediatrics, two correctable sleep disorders – chronic lack of sleep and sleep-related breathing problems – each double the risk of a child being obese by 15 years of age… it may be vital for parents and physicians to identify sleep problems early, so that corrective action can be taken and obesity prevented. With childhood obesity hovering at 17% in the US, we’re hopeful that efforts to address both of these risk factors could have a tremendous public health impact.”(more)