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Several studies suggest that habitually shorter-sleep duration is associated with higher risk for overweight and obesity among children. Multiple plausible mechanisms may link chronic short sleep to weight gain among humans, including pathologic alterations in energy-regulating and appetite-influencing hormones. In this manuscript, we review the literature that examines associations between three...