It is practically a common belief that for people who have to forego sleep, turning towards food as an alternative source of energy can more or less make up for the lack of rest or sleep. However, this does not entirely hold true. Sizing up the human body
Here’s an interesting article about how sleep can make your children more healthier and slimmer.
They found that children who get more sleep tend to have a lower body mass index (BMI, a ratio of weight to height) and are less likely to be overweight five years later, than kids who get less sleep.
Sleeping an extra hour a night reduced the chance of being overweight from 36 percent to 30 percent in young children, and from 34 percent to 30 percent in older children.
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