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- axisofphilippe, on 11/14/2007, -0/+28Also at risk: Children who eat too ***** much.
- whatthefu, on 11/14/2007, -1/+18What doesn't pose an obesity risk these days, other than ***** exercise?
- castevens, on 11/13/2007, -2/+14Yeah, they are awake for more time to eat
- PropCulture, on 11/14/2007, -0/+11Recently, it seems like childhood itself poses an obesity risk.
- inactive, on 11/13/2007, -0/+7Great. Too little sleep = obesity, too much sleep = lower life expectancy. A compromise is hard to find.
- MarkDykeman, on 11/14/2007, -1/+5I wonder if this problem also affects adults?
- donte, on 11/13/2007, -0/+5Sounds like another study from people who struggle with the whole "correlation" versus "causation" thing -- or know it and choose to exploit the fact that many of their readers won't.
Otherwise, have a freaking apple and ride your bike outside for a while with some friends you know as more than a clever gamer tag and achievement tally. Sweet christ this isn't a difficult problem to solve. - IrishLadd, on 11/13/2007, -0/+4I have to disagree. I've got insomnia and I've never been obese. Maybe eating in moderation has something to do with it?
- doublehead, on 11/13/2007, -1/+4Yup, awake and in front of the TV
- TheInfernoSin, on 11/13/2007, -0/+3I love my 10 hours of sleep on weekends :)
- flangle, on 11/13/2007, -0/+3Hey I was going to say that!
- pudgyv, on 11/13/2007, -0/+3I call bullshiat. Got more than my fair share of sleep as a kid, ended up fat. Put the fork down!
- rnwen2750, on 11/14/2007, -0/+3I am pretty sure that there are studies out there that indicate that there is a strong positive correlation between lack of sleep and incidence of obesity.
- brufleth, on 11/13/2007, -0/+3My thoughts exactly.
A child who sleeps more may very well do so because they are getting more exercise and are more tired than the kid watching TV and eating Cheetos all day. A child who sleeps more may also have a set bed time and time when they wake up implying stronger parental boundaries which may very well extend to eating better. A child who comes from a family where there is a care giver 100% of the time they're home might also have a lower chance of obesity because they're being fed real food instead of fast food and potato chips. That might imply that children who come from families that are wealthier or have more relatives around are less likely to be obese.
All of that is just correlation. The cause is still eating too much (or at least too much crap) and moving too little. - sineyopitty, on 11/13/2007, -0/+3Maybe you ate in your sleep?
- Goobernutz, on 11/13/2007, -0/+2awww. the poor little snowflakes don't have a chance these days to grow up normally, do they? i mean, with all the peanuts in the food, terr'ists, and global warming. when I was kid...
- capiCrimm, on 11/13/2007, -0/+2thats very true, also people who are tired tend to be hungrier.
- inactive, on 11/13/2007, -1/+2That explains a lot about my young life.
- fatlip, on 11/13/2007, -0/+1they gotta get their energy from somewhere. i cant believe this required a 'study.' seems pretty obvious to me
- ddr23423, on 11/13/2007, -1/+2i only get like 5 hours of sleep
- perspicuity777, on 11/13/2007, -0/+1My kid, now a teenager has always slept well, 8+ hours a night. He is whip thin. I have have always had terrible sleep patterns, insomnia from an early age, up late and rising early; and until middle age, I was always whip thin too. Seems to me your genes are more the deciding factor.
- deadowl, on 11/13/2007, -1/+2If everyone went to the gym two to three times a week, then there would be a lot less obesity and a lot less anxiety. In fact, you can link anxiety to obesity. You could solve anxiety with pills, and obesity with bulimia and anorexia, but exercise solves both problems.
- sineyopitty, on 11/13/2007, -0/+1But exercise is HAAAARRRD.
- aelias, on 11/13/2007, -0/+1Cure for Obesity Found!!!!!
***** biology, not studies, tells us that if you intake more calories than you burn, you gain wait. If you fall into this category, put the fork down. - Dan2552, on 11/13/2007, -0/+1So if I want to put on some weight, I should sleep less?
- inactive, on 11/13/2007, -0/+1A solid 8 hours a night?
Yeah, I know, and I'm one to talk as well, but I wouldn't mind getting my schedule to work nicely with that. Combating laziness to make it happen, on the other hand... - FeebleGenius, on 11/13/2007, -0/+1There's always cancer, certain drugs, and select eating disorders.
- IsmailOo, on 11/13/2007, -0/+1haha sleep more fatty
- tomz17, on 11/13/2007, -0/+1This "study" is BS... Repeat after me... correlation is NOT causation... Hell, the number of Republican senators correlates pretty well to the number of sunspots annually.
Parents that make sure little johnny gets a good nights sleep are also likely to make sure that he isn't sitting in front of the TV all day chugging soda and gorging on Doritos. This study contains no useful information. - davidlow, on 11/14/2007, -0/+1Seriously, this is bogus. Less sleep in kids doesn't cause obesity later. Something else causes both. There is a factor that will cause kids to sleep less and become obese later in life: SUGAR
...Also complex carbohydrates, but mainly sugar and particularly fructose.
Of course it could be something else, but it's typical of a medical study to assume causation just because one result comes before another result chronologically. Again, bogus. - Alimack, on 11/13/2007, -0/+1Actually, certain kinds of calisthenics have been found to increase fatty build ups in the face and legs.
Also, smoking causes blindness now! Who knew? - aelias, on 11/28/2007, -0/+1***** English tells us that it's spelled "weight". Sorry.
- U53RN4M3, on 11/13/2007, -0/+1For ***** sake, Too little sleep I become 'obese', too much sleep and I have a heart attack!
- navitatl, on 11/13/2007, -0/+1It unnatural to use an alarm clock or other method of getting up. I go to sleep at night, then I sleep until I wake up on my own (usually 9 or 10 hours after I go to sleep). I'm healthy and fit as could be.
- greevar, on 11/13/2007, -0/+1After talking to my sleep specialist a few months ago, lack of sleep screws with your metabolism. It's hard to lose weight when you're short on sleep. So, it's much easier to gain it instead.
- ozymandias2012, on 11/13/2007, -0/+1Yet another study that says "Don't worry, it's not your fault"
- damnation, on 11/14/2007, -0/+1it's funny how most Bodybuilders (although maybe not the best example) have been onto all these "studies" for years. Look at Arnold and Ronnie Coleman, they sleep up to 10 hours a day when they were in their prime. Plus they usually get in a nap each day. Sleep generates so many different growth hormones, as well as deters catabolic hormones from stress and what not.
Who exactly pays these people to do these studies, when the knowledge is already known, and people can readily access it. - pudgyv, on 11/15/2007, -0/+1Only in my dreams
- capiCrimm, on 11/13/2007, -0/+1yes, but the problem is if your eating more (when you normally wouldn't, since you'd be sleeping). Most people who are tired tend to sit around, not jog.
- inactive, on 11/13/2007, -0/+0YAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY
- paul9290, on 11/13/2007, -1/+1Get their doctors to use Sleep.FM's Social Alarm Clock - "Wake up, Wake up, you have slept the prescribed time!" , "Anything over the prescribed time is not healty!" "Thank you and good day, from Doctor Jones!"
LoL - SpykerSpeed, on 11/13/2007, -1/+1The other side effect of everyone going to the gym three times a week: everyone will look like movie stars and live to be 100. It's amazing to me how hard it is for some people to give up three hours a week to have these benefits.
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- biggychong, on 11/14/2007, -2/+2Probably not; after all, adults often take different medication than children.
- dipdip, on 11/13/2007, -0/+0if they slept longer han they would stop munching big macs. it doesnt take a genius to figure it out. tomorrows headline All Children To Be Given Sleeping Drug
- leetninja, on 11/14/2007, -2/+0bury this for inaccuracy! i slept like 10 hours a night sometimes 12 until the age of 15 and im still a fatass!!! STUDY WRONG! DO NOT WANT!
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