Screen time leads to bigger waistlines
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Children">Children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="screens">screens</span> - <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="TVs">TVs</span> - <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="study">study</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="consistent">consistent</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="idle">idle</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exposure">exposure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="advertisements">advertisements</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="habits">habits</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="recreational">recreational</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Tremblay">Tremblay</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Healthy">Healthy</span> <span word="Active">Active</span> <span word="Living">Living</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Obesity">Obesity</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Children">Children</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hospital">Hospital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Ontario">Ontario</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ottawa">Ottawa</span>, <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="study">study</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="half">half</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="there">there</span>," <span word="Tremblay">Tremblay</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p><span word="Researchers">Researchers</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="surveys">surveys</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Children">Children</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> 9 <span word="and">and</span> 16 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="started">started</span>.</p><p><span word="Out">Out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 4,300 <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span>, 17 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="overweight">overweight</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="obese">obese</span>. <span word="Twenty">Twenty</span>-<span word="four">four</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 3,500 <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="weight">weight</span>.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="children">children</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 0.1 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="index">index</span> (<span word="BMI">BMI</span>) <span word="scale">scale</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="relation">relation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="height">height</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pound">pound</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="viewing">viewing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unhealthy">unhealthy</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Jennifer">Jennifer</span> <span word="Falbe">Falbe</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="Berkeley">Berkeley</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Health">Health</span>.</p>
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