Obese children have sleep problems

Obese children suffer from undetected sleep disorders, which could be affecting their performance at school, a study by the Royal London Hospital http://www.bartsandthelondon.org.uk has revealed. The researchers studied 63 children diagnosed as very obese. 54 of the children tested had a condition called obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), a severe form of snoring. According to the BBC, the team say that all overweight children should be checked for the condition.