Sueño y obesidad en la infancia.

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Title:	Sueño y obesidad en la infancia.
Alternate Title:	Sleep and obesity in childhood.
Authors:	Soto Insuga, V.¹ victorsotoinsuga@gmail.com, Merino, M.², Losada del Pozo, R.¹, Castaño de la Mota, C.³, Pérez Villena, A.⁴, Prados Álvarez, M.⁵
Source:	Acta Pediátrica Española. oct2013, Vol. 71 Issue 9, p191-198. 8p.
Subjects:	CHILDHOOD obesity, SLEEP deprivation & health, METABOLIC syndrome, CHILDREN'S health, BEHAVIORAL assessment of children
Abstract (English):	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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish):	La obesidad y el síndrome metabólico son dos de los grandes problemas de salud infantil de la sociedad occidental. De forma paralela, en los últimos años también estamos asistiendo a una disminución de las horas de sueño entre la población infantil. Desde 1992, numerosos estudios epidemiológicos, tanto transversales como longitudinales, demuestran que la privación crónica de sueño en niños se asocia a un mayor riesgo de desarrollo de sobrepeso-obesidad y/o síndrome metabólico (hipertensión arterial, aumento de resistencia a la insulina y dislipemia). Los mecanismos precisos por los que dormir menos horas provoca obesidad son desconocidos, aunque parecen estar implicados múltiples factores, como las alteraciones en el eje hipotálamohipofisario (varios neuropéptidos como la leptina y la grelina), un mayor apetito con especial avidez por comidas de alto valor energético, o una mayor sensación de fatiga, con la consiguiente reducción de la actividad física y aparición de alteraciones en el ciclo sueño-vigilia (alteraciones del ritmo de la melatonina). En este trabajo se han revisado las evidencias actuales sobre la relación entre el sueño y la obesidad en la población pediátrica. Actualmente se acepta que los niños que duermen menos horas tienen mayor probabilidad de desarrollar sobrepeso y síndrome metabólico, aunque no se ha podido aún demostrar una clara relación de causalidad. Es necesario promover un sueño adecuado entre la población infantil, ya no sólo por los numerosos efectos beneficiosos conocidos (cognitivos, inmunológicos, conductuales, metabólicos e incluso de disminución de la mortalidad), sino también por un posible efecto preventivo de la obesidad y el síndrome metabólico [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	00016640