Babies' sleep tied to childhood obesity (AP)

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Reply Mon 7 Apr, 2008 07:15 pm
Babies' sleep tied to childhood obesity
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AP - When the wind blows, the cradle will rock. And when babies sleep less, they may gain too much weight. A new Harvard study finds that babies and toddlers who sleep fewer than 12 hours daily are at greater risk for being overweight in preschool, startling evidence that the link between sleep and obesity may affect even very young children.

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