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Kids who sleep less eat more (see pics)

London: Parents, please take note of your child's sleeping habit as researchers have now found that children who sleep less tend to eat more which increases risk of obesity and related health problems later in




“The key message here is that shorter sleeping children may prone to consume too many calories,” said Abi Fisher of the Health Behaviour Research Centre at University College London.

This is the first study that directly links sleep to energy intake in children under age three.