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Sleep duration and bedtime in preschool-age children with obesity: Relation to BMI and diet following a weight management intervention.

Stacey L SimonAmy R GoetzMaxene MeierJohn BrintonCynthia ZionLori J Stark
Published in: Pediatric obesity (2019)
More comprehensive sleep intervention incorporated into weight-management intervention may be necessary to promote positive changes for preschoolers with obesity. A focus on earlier bedtime and longer sleep duration appears to be important given associations between sleep duration and bedtime with BMIz and dietary intake.
Keyphrases
  • weight loss
  • weight gain
  • randomized controlled trial
  • physical activity
  • body mass index
  • metabolic syndrome
  • insulin resistance
  • type diabetes
  • young adults
  • body weight
  • sleep quality
  • skeletal muscle