WHERE YOU EAT AND HOW MUCH
YOU EXERCISE CERTAINLY PLATE A
ROLE IN HOW MUCH YOU WEIGH.
-- CERTAINLY PLAY A ROLE IN HOW
MUCH YOU WEIGH.
IT IS A BIG DEAL.
IT IS A STUDY THAT WAS DONE IN
THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH NEARLY
11,000 CHILDREN BEGINNING WHEN
THEY WERE THREE YEARS OLD AND
FOLLOWING THEM UNTIL THEY WERE
11.
RESEARCHERS ASKED PARENTS TO
RECORD THEIR KIDS BEDTIMES AS
WELL AS MEALTIMES.
THEY FOUND THAT TODDLERS WITH
IRREGULAR BEDTIMES NEARLY
DOUBLED THE RISK OF OBESITY BY
THE TIME THEY WERE 11.
IT RESULTS IN A REDUCTION IN
YOUR SLEEP TIME.
WHY WOULD THAT BE?
IT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE A SLEEP
CLOCK.
EACH ONE OF US IS MADE A LITTLE
DIFFERENT.
HE IS THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR
AT FAIRVIEW SLEEP CENTERS.
HE SAYS WHEN OUR SLEEP IS
THROWN OFF, SO IS EVERYTHING
ELSE.
IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED THAT
SLEEP DEPRIVATION CONTRIBUTES
TO POOR EATING HABITS.
WE HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO
SLEEP, OTHERWISE WE ARE HARMED
IN TERMS OF GETTING -- GAINING
WEIGHT.
DEVELOPING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
AND DIABETES.
THIS LATEST STUDY PROVIDES
MORE EVIDENCE THAT GETTING
ENOUGH SLEEP IS VITAL, SO WHAT
IS MAKING IT HARD FOR PARENTS
TO GET THEIR KIDS TO GO TO BED?
ONE ISSUE IS RESTLESSNESS DUE
TO CAFFEINATED DRINKS.
ANYTHING BEYOND THREE
CAFFEINATED BEVERAGES IN A DAY
AND ANYTHING IN AFTERNOON IS
NOT GOOD.
IT WILL DELAY SLEEP TIMES.
ALL OF THAT TIME SPENT
STARING ON SCREENS, COMPUTERS,
TVS, AND PHONES.
IF YOU ARE USING A SCREEN OR
TELEVISION BEFORE BEDTIME, IT
WILL PROBABLY DELAY YOUR SLEEP
TIME.
THIS IS A PREVENTABLE HEALTH
RISK.
WE AS PARENTS HAVE A LOT TO
PLAY IN THIS, BECAUSE WHAT WE
DO IN OUR HOMES IN TERMS OF
HAVING REGULAR SCHEDULES
OURSELVES SET A PATTERN FOR THE
KIDS.
THE RECOMMENDED NUMBER OF
HOURS OF SLEEP DEPENDS ON YOUR
AGE.
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP
MEDICINE RECOMMENDS AT LEAST 10
HOURS OF SLEEP CHILDREN 3 TO 5
YEARS OLD.
NINE HOURS FOR KIDS 6 TO 12,
AND AT LEAST EIGHT HOURS FOR
TEENAGERS 13 TO 18.
FOR US ADULTS, AT LEAST SEVEN
HOURS A NIGHT IS RECOMMENDED.
MORE IF YOU CAN GET IT, BUT
YOUR BRAIN NEEDS TIME TO REST
AND KIND OF CLEANUP THINGS AND
GET YOU READY FOR THE NEXT DAY,
FRANK.
I KNOW.
IT MAKES SENSE FOR SURE.
