school aged children

Sleep problems linked to obesity, lower quality of life in schoo...

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Mon, 06/09/2008 - 23:00

(American Academy of Sleep Medicine) A research abstract that will be presented on Tuesday at SLEEP 2008, the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, finds an increased prevalence of sleep problems among school-aged children who are obese and an association between increased weight and lower quality of life.