Sleep is a state of consciousness that is preserved across animal species whose exact
function is not yet clear but which has a vital impact on health and well-being …

Aim The prevalence of obesity is continually increasing worldwide. Determining risk factors
for obesity may facilitate effective preventive programs. The present review focuses on sleep …

Substantial research attention has been devoted to understanding the importance and
impact of sleep in children and adolescents. Traditionally, this has focused on mean sleep …

Emerging evidence has assigned an important role to sleep as a modulator of metabolic
homeostasis. The impact of variations in sleep duration, sleep-disordered breathing, and …

Abstract Purpose of Review Night-to-night variability in sleep patterns leads to circadian
disruption and, consequently, could increase cardiometabolic risk. The purpose of this …

During the last years, a decline in the amount of hours of sleep has been observed in
children. Sleep deficiency has been linked to an increase in calories, snacks, and fat intake …

Poor sleep is related to increased obesity risk in adolescents, though the mechanisms of this
relationship are unclear. This paper presents a conceptual framework of the various …

There has been much speculation about mechanisms driving the pediatric sleep/obesity
link. However, conjectures have not been matched by a systematic review of pediatric data …

Objective Adolescence is a developmental stage of critical changes in sleep and its
circadian timing when the contribution of abnormal sleep variability (amount) and sleep …

Objective To investigate habitual sleep duration (HSD) and habitual sleep variability (HSV)
in relation to abdominal obesity and nutrient intake as mediating factors in adolescents …