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Posted AT 7:09 PM EDT on 29/03/06

Want your children to lose weight? Send them to bed

SCOTT DEVEAU

Globe and Mail Update

Hitting the hay may be just as good as hitting the gym in the fight against childhood obesity, a new study suggests. The risk of becoming overweight is 3.5 times higher in children who get less sleep than in those who sleep a lot, according to the research.

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