US research published this month in the Archives of Pediatrics andAdolescent Medicine found that children who slept less than 12 hours aday in the first two years of life were more likely to be overweight atthe age of three.
Parents of 950 children recorded the number of hours they slept during24 hours and researchers took children's length or height and weightmeasurements when they were six months, one year and two years old.
Parents were asked how much active play the children took part in onaverage during the week and at weekends, at age two. They also reportedthe number of hours in the past month that children had watchedtelevision or videos.
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