Association between total duration and sleep quality with anthropometric indicators, food behaviors and consumption of adolescents: an integrative review

Aim: To investigate the association between total duration and quality of sleep with anthropometric indicators, and food behaviors and consumption of adolescents. Method: An integrative review was carried out by analyzing published articles indexed in the MEDLINE and PUBMED databases, which present results from original studies, in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, published in the last ten years, and related to sleep, food behaviors and consumption, and anthropometric indicators in adolescents. The methodological quality was assessed through the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). Initially, 430 articles were found and after applying the exclusion criteria and reading the full texts, 11 articles were selected to compose this review. Data synthesis: The studies that met the eligibility criteria were published from 2010, carried out on different continents. In general, the studies identified a positive association between sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, anthropometric indicators, food behaviors and consumption, and anthropometric measures. Only one study showed a negative association among the variables. Conclusion: Sleep pattern is a risk factor for the maintenance of food behaviors and consumption, which favors changes in body composition and should be considered in the promotion of a better quality of life for adolescents and obesity prevention programs.