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medicalxpress.com · 2026-09-17
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Traveling with kids: How can you minimize jet lag with your little ones?
medicalxpress.com · 2026-09-17
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Jetlag related sleep problems and their management: A review
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease · 2018
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Circadian rhythms and disorders of the timing of sleep
The Lancet · 2022
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Taking young children on aeroplanes: what are the risks?
Archives of Disease in Childhood · 2008
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Air travel and children's health issues
Paediatrics & Child Health · 2007
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Aging Human Circadian Rhythms: Conventional Wisdom May Not Always Be Right
Journal of Biological Rhythms · 2005
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A phase response curve to single bright light pulses in human subjects.
The Journal of Physiology · 2003
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Interventions to Minimize Jet Lag After Westward and Eastward Flight.
Frontiers in Physiology · 2019
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Managing Travel Fatigue and Jet Lag in Athletes: A Review and Consensus Statement
Sports Medicine · 2021
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Interventions to Minimize Jet Lag After Westward and Eastward Flight.
Frontiers in Physiology · 2019
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Claim 1 of 8Not checkedJet lag is a temporary misalignment of the body clock with local time that can cause fatigue, poor sleep, crankiness, nausea, and sluggishness after long-haul travel.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 8Not checkedJet lag is worse when you travel east, because you are effectively losing time and the body clock is still set to an earlier time zone.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 8Not checkedChildren seem to experience jet lag symptoms similar to adults, but the article says available evidence suggests kids might be affected a little less than adults.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 8Not checkedThe article says children may adjust more quickly because they produce more melatonin.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 8Not checkedTo reduce jet lag before travel, the article says families can try shifting sleep times and light exposure in the days before departure.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 6 of 8Not checkedAfter arrival, the article says daylight is the most powerful tool, with morning light shifting the body clock earlier and late-afternoon or evening light shifting it later.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 7 of 8Not checkedThe article recommends moving mealtimes to local schedules quickly and keeping bedtime routines consistent because habitual cues can help reset the body clock.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 8 of 8Not checkedThe article says melatonin supplements are sometimes used for travel, but generally are not recommended unless guided by a health care provider, because the wrong dose or timing can make jet lag worse.View evidenceHide evidence
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Crossref, PubMed, Europe PMC · 23 candidate papers
Jetlag related sleep problems and their management: A review
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease · 2018 · Crossref
Circadian rhythms and disorders of the timing of sleep
The Lancet · 2022 · Crossref
Taking young children on aeroplanes: what are the risks?
Archives of Disease in Childhood · 2008 · Crossref
Air travel and children's health issues
Paediatrics & Child Health · 2007 · Crossref
Aging Human Circadian Rhythms: Conventional Wisdom May Not Always Be Right
Journal of Biological Rhythms · 2005 · Crossref
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