Abstract
Commentary: Are Children Like Werewolves? Full Moon and Its Association with Sleep and Activity Behaviors in an International Sample of Children.
Highlights
Specialty section: This article was submitted to Child Health and Human Development, a section of the journal Frontiers in Pediatrics
A recent article by Chaput and colleagues [1] provides evidence that if a relationship exists between lunar cycle and sleep duration and physical activity in children, its association is rather weak and less-than-meaningful
Using an international sample of 9- to 11-year olds (n = 5812), monitored by accelerometers, Chaput and his team found no relationship between lunar cycle and physical activity, and a minimal effect between lunar cycle and sleep duration (~5 min/night less sleep under full moon vs. new moon)
Summary
Specialty section: This article was submitted to Child Health and Human Development, a section of the journal Frontiers in Pediatrics. Full moon and its association with sleep and activity behaviors in an international sample of children by Chaput JP, Weippert M, LeBlanc AG, Hjorth MF, Michaelsen KF, Katzmarzyk PT, et al Front Pediatr (2016) 4:24. A recent article by Chaput and colleagues [1] provides evidence that if a relationship exists between lunar cycle and sleep duration and physical activity in children, its association is rather weak and less-than-meaningful.
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