A dose-response relationship between short sleeping hours and childhood obesity: results of the Toyama Birth Cohort Study.

M, Sekine; T, Yamagami; K, Handa; T, Saito; S, Nanri; K, Kawaminami; N, Tokui; K, Yoshida; S, Kagamimori

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2214.2002.00260.x

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A dose-response relationship between short sleeping hours and childhood obesity: results of the Toyama Birth Cohort Study.

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Sekine M

Yamagami T

Handa K

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>Short sleeping hours could cause obesity through increased sympathetic activity, elevated cortisol secretion and decreased glucose tolerance. The aim of this study was to clarify parental and lifestyle factors, particularly sleeping habits, associated with obesity in Japanese chil...

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