Less physical activity and more varied and disrupted sleep is associated with a less favorable metabolic profile in adolescents.
Vaka RognvaldsdottirRobert J BrychtaSoffia M HrafnkelsdottirKong Y ChenSigurbjorn A ArngrimssonErlingur JohannssonSigridur L GuðmundsdottirPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Greater nightly variation in sleep duration and in bedtime and less physical activity were associated with a less favorable metabolic profile in adolescents. These findings support the idea that, along with an adequate amount of physical activity, a regular sleep schedule is important for the metabolic health of adolescents.