Meta-analysis shows increased obesity risk linked to short sleep in children and adults, suggesting further investigation is needed.
Cross-sectional studies from around the world show a consistent increased risk of obesity amongst short sleepers in children and adults. Causal inference is difficult due to lack of control for important confounders and inconsistent evidence of temporal sequence in prospective studies.
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