A sedentary lifestyle is harming children

We need to realise that watching too many screens can lead to a sedentary lifestyle with obese children.
A sedentary lifestyle is harming children

Today’s children will live with worse quality of life than their grandparents, because of the problems caused by obesity and passivity.

Two New Zealand scientists have shown that watching too much television during childhood increases the chances of being obese more directly than a poor diet or not exercising.

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