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Sleep and weight-height development

Camila Dos Santos El Halal1, Magda Lahorgue Nunes2

  • 1Hospital Criança Conceição, Grupo Hospitalar Conceição, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Jornal De Pediatria
|December 12, 2018
PubMed

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Shorter sleep duration is linked to increased risk of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. More research is needed on sleep

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric endocrinology
  • Sleep medicine
  • Public health

Background:

  • Sleep disorders, particularly insomnia, are common in children.
  • Reduced total sleep time is implicated in the rising rates of pediatric overweight and obesity.
  • Existing research on sleep deprivation and height growth deficits in children is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between sleep duration and weight-height development in pediatric populations.
  • To review current evidence on sleep's impact on growth and body composition in children and adolescents.

Main Methods:

  • A non-systematic literature search was conducted in the MEDLINE database.
  • Keywords included anthropometry, body composition, overweight, obesity, body mass index, growth, sleep, and pediatric age groups.
  • References from relevant reviewed articles were also examined.

Main Results:

  • A strong association exists between shorter sleep duration and increased risk of overweight and obesity across all pediatric age groups.
  • Evidence linking insufficient sleep duration to height growth deficits remains insufficient.
  • Pediatricians can promote healthy sleep habits to aid in preventing and managing excess weight.

Conclusions:

  • Shorter sleep duration is a significant risk factor for pediatric overweight and obesity.
  • Further research is required to confirm the link between insufficient sleep and impaired height growth.
  • Encouraging healthy sleep habits is a recommended strategy for pediatric weight management.
Abstract

Keywords:
AdolescentesAdolescentsBody compositionBody mass indexChildrenComposição corporalCrescimentoCriançasGrowthSleepSonoÍndice de massa corporal

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