Toddlers’ TV-viewing habits linked to fitness and size

Toddlers’ television- viewing habits have a direct impact on their fitness and fatness in later childhood, a study has shown.

Each hour per week of television watched by a two-year-old corresponded to a reduced level of long jump performance by the age of eight to 10.

Every extra hour of weekly television between the ages of two and four also led to almost half a millimetre increase in waist circumference.