Publications by authors named "Stacey Potter"
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- Night Eating Syndrome (NES) is when people eat a lot at night or during the night.
- A study at Central Michigan University looked at college students to see how many had NES and how it affected their weight, eating habits, exercise, smoking, and sleep.
- The study found that only 1.2% of students had full NES, but those with NES generally slept less and had poorer sleep quality compared to those without it.
This methods paper outlines the overall design of a community-based multidisciplinary longitudinal study with the intent to stimulate interest and communication from scientists and practitioners studying the role of physical activity in preventive medicine. In adults, lack of regular exercise is a major risk factor in the development of chronic degenerative diseases and is a major contributor to obesity, and now we have evidence that many of our children are not sufficiently active to prevent early symptoms of chronic disease. The lifestyle of our kids (LOOK) study investigates how early physical activity contributes to health and development, utilizing a longitudinal design and a cohort of eight hundred and thirty 7-8-year-old (grade 2) school children followed to age 11-12 years (grade 6), their average family income being very close to that of Australia.
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