Kids Who Start School Earlier in the Day Weigh More

Over the years, numerous school boards have considered ideas to alter start hours for classes. Many people believed that if children did not go to school when adults went to work, it may reduce traffic congestion. Perhaps it reduces accidents, pollution, and other negative effects. But the new start times have had another unintended consequence. It seems that children tend to weigh more the earlier they start school.

It seems that kids eat more high-fat foods when they sleep less. Teenagers are 21% less likely to eat high-calorie snacks during the day for every additional hour of sleep they receive. It seems that kids eat more high-fat foods when they sleep less. Teenagers are 21% less likely to eat high-calorie snacks during the day for every additional hour of sleep they receive. These pupils had a higher propensity to eat between 5 and 7 in the morning, which would result in "metabolic stress" and malfunction.