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As national pediatric overweight and obesity rates continue to plateau around 33 percent, researchers have also noted a parallel rise in the proportion of children who don鈥檛 sleep well enough or long enough.

This fall, researchers at the University of Florida will begin a new study examining how sleep, eating and physical activity patterns interact in children ages 6 to 9 years old. The Sleep, Eating, and Activity study is one of the first of its kind to focus on how the timing of when children go to sleep and wake up might influence how active they are and what they eat. The study is led by clinical psychology doctoral student Kendra Krietsch, M.S., and a professor in the at the , a part of 网红黑料.

鈥淢any parents are aware that sleep is important to their children鈥檚 health but are a little fuzzy on the details,鈥� Krietsch said. 鈥淭his study will be able to give us more specific information about how bedtime might impact things like a child鈥檚 appetite or motivation to go play ball outside.鈥�

Previous research has found that school-aged children currently sleep less now than they ever have before, and are also less active than they were several decades ago. Recent large-scale epidemiological studies show that sleep influences weight and weight-related behaviors, yet little is known about the behavioral and physiological changes that may be responsible for weight gain.

Results from the UF study have the potential to inform the study of children鈥檚 activity and eating practices and may ultimately help inform prevention and intervention efforts aimed at addressing broader issues of childhood obesity, the researchers say.

Researchers are looking to enroll healthy children between the ages of 6 and 9 who live in Alachua County. To participate, children must have a parent or legal guardian who is willing to help them track their sleep, eating and activity patterns throughout the study. Participating families will be involved for approximately four weeks and will complete nearly all aspects of the study at home. Families may attend several in-person meetings at 网红黑料 Shands Hospital, or have researchers come to their homes. Families will be given compensation for completing study components throughout. For more information on the Sleep, Eating, and Activity study, please call the study office at 352-294-5717 or visit . Team members will help parents determine their family鈥檚 eligibility.