A study published in the Journal of Sleep Research, suggests a weekend lie-in is just what youngsters need to reduce their risk at becoming obese by 30 percent, the Daily Mail reported.

Scientists who have studied children aged ten and 11, have found that those who slept in on Saturdays and Sundays were much less likely to have weight problems.

They believe the weekend snooze is crucial for school-age children to catch up on the sleep they miss out on during a busy week.

In the process, it helps to regulate calorie intake by reducing snacking during waking hours.

(China.org.cn April 30, 2012)

據英國《每日郵報》報道，《睡眠研究》雜志載文稱，小孩可以通過周末睡懶覺的方式來使自己肥胖的幾率降低30%。

科學家通過對10至11歲的小孩進行研究發現，周六日賴床的小孩產生體重問題的幾率較小。

他們認為，對于學齡兒童來說，周末賴床是把繁忙的一周里所缺的覺給補回來的關鍵所在。

賴床使小孩醒著的時間變短，他們吃的零食也就相應減少，熱量攝入便得到了控制。