Lack of shut-eye leads to fatter kids, study says

It's baaaack...

Here's the subtitle:

"Sleeping less than magic threshold of 9 hours, 45 minutes packed on pounds"

Bull.

Not bull:

“'I’m not so sure we have enough information yet on cause and effect,' said Sheldon, who was not involved in the study."

Also not bull...

You can be certain that they do not have enough information yet on cause and effect.

So what do they recommend?

"Dr. Stephen Sheldon, director of sleep medicine at Chicago’s Children’s Memorial Hospital, praised the study and called for more research."

More research.

Which really means more income for the researchers.

(BTW, for an opposite research conclusion, see here.)

You'd have to be in a stupor to fall for this crap.

The only thing that causes fat children, is the same thing that causes fat adults, is the same thing that causes fat dogs, cats, pigs and cows, is the same thing that causes fat Dr. Phil and fat Oprah - more Calories in than out.