Early Bedtimes Associated With Lower Risk Of Obesity.

reports on a study finding later bedtimes are associated with “an increased risk of obesity,” both when people are young and “later in life.” The study was published in the Journal of Pediatrics, and was based on “data on 977 children who were part of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’s Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development.” The study found that those who had bedtimes of 8:00 p.m. or earlier “were half as likely as children with late bedtimes to be obese as adolescents.” http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/05/health/bedtime-children-health-benefits/