Insufficient Sleep May Equal Wet Beds for Children

It is common knowledge that sleep is very important for growing kids, and a new study is indicating at good night’s sleep may not only lead to happy and healthy children, it may help keep them dry at night. The research, conducted in Denmark, shows how sleep deprivations and night time urination are linked. Researchers found that of all of the child participants, those that were kept awake for long periods of time during normal sleep hours the two previous nights before were nearly 70& more likely to wet the bed. In addition, it was also found that those children who were sleep deprived that wet the bed had extremely higher sodium levels in their urine than all other participants.

Source: Times of India