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Little Childhood Sleep Linked to Later Problems

Posted Jul 11 2008 7:10pm


According tothis articlein Scientific American, by not getting enough sleep, a child’s risk of being overweight doubles and chances of later depression and anxiety increase. In two separate studies, young children who slept too little, were twice as likely to be overweight by age 3 and reported more anxiety, depressions and aggressive behavior as adults.

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