According to a recent study, obese teenagers who don’t get enough sleep may have problems with insulin secretion and blood sugar levels:

http://www.atlanticdrugs.com/news/sleep-reduces-diabetes-129.html

And teens  who don’t sleep enough are more likely to be depressed, to drink sugared soda, to smoke cigarettes and so forth:

http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2011/09/teenagers-and-sleep-another-thing-parents-do-wrong.html

http://www.frenchtribune.com/teneur/117430-8-hour-sleep-must-teenager

And other studies suggests lack of sleep may impact brain wiring:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2047322/Sleep-deprived-teenagers-risk-long-term-damage-wiring-brain.html

http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/ModernMedicine+Now/Teensrsquo-sleep-deprivation-could-affect-brain-de/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/743984?contextCategoryId=40137

While teenagers who go to bed early are much less likely to be obese and have a better chance of being physically fit:

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/235314.php

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2053332/Teenagers-sleep-way-study-reveals-fattest-adolescents-shut-eye.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

And further information on the importance of sleep for teens:

http://blogs.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/2011/10/sleep-deprived-teens-risky-business.html

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20111025/NJNEWS/310250019/Why-teenagers-need-sleep-s-good-you?odyssey=nav%7Chead

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-deitz-md/children-sleep_b_1132517.html

http://buffalogrove.patch.com/articles/is-your-teen-sleep-deprived

A different study suggests teens may sleep TOO MUCH:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2100533/Teenagers-really-wasting-time-bed-16-year-olds-need-7-hours-sleep.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9080132/Lie-ins-dont-help-teenagers-to-do-well-at-school.html

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