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• Num_publicacion 71(9)
• Resumen_ingles

  Obesity and metabolic syndrome are two of the major child health problems in Western society. During the last years, it has been also noticed a decline in sleeping hours among children. Since 1992, many epidemiological studies, both cross-sectional and longitudinal, have shown that chronic sleep deprivation in children relates to an increasing risk of developing overweight-obesity and/or metabolic syndrome (hypertension, increasing resistance to insulin and dyslipidemia). Although precise proccess that make obesity leads to a reduction of sleeping hours are currently unknown, a number of proccess that seem to be somehow involved have been identified. Among others, we may mention the alterations in the hypothalamic-pituitary (several neuropeptides such as leptin and ghrelin), an increasing appetite with special foods high avidity energy, a greater sense of fatigue with consequent reduction in physical activity, and changes in sleep-wake cycle (melatonin rhythm disturbances). This work contains a review of current evidence on the relationship between sleep and obesity within the pediatric population. It is now accepted that children who sleep less hours are more likely to develop overweight and metabolic syndrome, but it has not been possible to demonstrate a clear causality yet. It is necessary to promote adequate sleep among children, not only due to the many beneficial effects already known (cognitive, immunological, behavioral, metabolic and even decrease mortality), but also given its potential ability to prevent obesity and metabolic syndrome.
  

• Palabras_clave_ingles Infancy Melatonin Obesity Sleep deprivation Metabolic syndrome Sleep
• Todos_autores V. Soto Insuga¹, M. Merino², R. Losada del Pozo¹, C. Castaño de la Mota³, A. Pérez Villena⁴, M. Prados Álvarez⁵
• autores listados V. Soto Insuga, M. Merino, R. Losada del Pozo, C. Castaño de la Mota, A. Pérez Villena, M. Prados Álvarez
• Correspondecia
  V. Soto Insuga. Neuropediatría. Servicio de Pediatría. Fundación Jiménez Díaz. Avda. Reyes Católicos, 2. 28040 Madrid.
  Correo electrónico: victorsotoinsuga@gmail.com
• Titulo_ingles Sleep and obesity in childhood
• Centros_trabajo ¹Neuropediatría. Servicio de Pediatría. Fundación Jiménez Díaz. ²Unidad de Sueño Infantil. Hospital La Paz. ³Neuropediatría. Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Infanta Leonor. ⁴Neuropediatría. Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Moraleja. Madrid. ⁵Neuropediatría. Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Infanta Elena. Valdemoro (Madrid)
• Publicado en Acta Pediatr Esp. 2013; 71(9): 191-198
• copyright ©2013 Ediciones Mayo, S.A.
• Fecha recepcion 5/01/12
• Fecha aceptacion 14/06/12