Even newborns need a good night’s sleep! Babies who snooze longer and wake up less throughout the night are less likely to be OVERWEIGHT, study finds

Newborns who get more sleep overnight night and wake up less frequently are less likely to become overweight, a study has found.

Experts from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Massachusetts General Hospital monitored the sleep habits and body mass indices of nearly 300 newborns.

The study shows that the relationship between maintaining a healthy weight and getting enough sleep — long established in adults — begins early in life.

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