Sleep duration and obesity in Australian children and adolescents (Eisenmann et al., 2006)
The ‘current epidemic of pediatric obesity is well documented in several nations of the world… The two risk factors that are usually focused upon are habitual physical activity and diet’ (Eisenmann, Ekkekakis & Holmes, 2006, p. 956). However, there is current interest in the possible association between obesity and sleep.…