Young children and infants who do not get enough nighttime sleep have a significantly higher risk of becoming obese later on in life – napping does not reduce the obesity risk significantly, reports a study published in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, a JAMA/Archives journal. Over the last 20 years obesity rates in the USA and many other countries has increased dramatically…

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