A new survey claims children of working mothers are more likely to put on weight because they don't get enough sleep.
The US study, published in the 'Sleep Medicine' has found every half hour of sleep above the average amount is linked to a 7 per cent lower body weight.
Two hundred and forty seven pairs of mothers and children were studied, and two thirds of the mothers were working full time.
Their children got fewer hours of sleep on an average basis and were more likely to be overweight.
Professor Donal O'Shea is the Director of the Weight Management Clinic at St Columcille's Hospital in Loughlinstown.
