Obesity, the globally growing health problem, is already known to have close association with unhealthy dietary habits as well as lifestyle. But a recent Australian research, released on Friday, has claimed that besides food habits there are a number of factors that can trigger the disorder.

In addition, experts have particularly pinpointed night-owls for increased risk of obesity as compared to kids who prefer to sleep on time and tend to get up early in the morning. During the study course, experts from the University of South Australia have analyzed no less than 2,200 Australian children, aged between 9 and 16, on the parameters of their bedtimes as well as rising times and observed that youngsters who have admired night culture are roughly 1.5 times more likely to have a bulky body as compared to others.

"The children who went to bed late and woke up late, and the children who went to bed early and woke up early got virtually the same amount of sleep in total”, explained the coauthor of the study, Carol Maher.

Further, Carol Maher applauded the study and said that the study has depicted that the sleeping timings are also very important.