Sleep duration and overweight: is there a relationship in adolescence?

Márcia Mara Corrêa Marcela Aparecida de Souza Borges Elizabete Regina Araújo de Oliveira

Published in: Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology (2021)

Our findings reinforce the assumption that insufficient sleep poses health risks, and encouraging regular and sufficient sleep may be a cost-effective intervention for the prevention of overweight in adolescence.

Keyphrases

physical activity
depressive symptoms
sleep quality
weight loss
weight gain
randomized controlled trial
body mass index