It is alarming that preschool children 2 years and older should spend no more than two hours a day watching television and using the computer. That’s according to recommendations from the ...

My kids watch a bit of TV and it is heavily concentrated in time ... 9 An earlier study, from 2001, shows obesity is higher among girls who watch more TV. These are just exemplars—many, many ...

Excessive screen time has become a significant concern regarding childhood obesity. When children spend long ... percent female), found that those watching TV or playing video games for one ...

Parents could soon begin to outlive their children because of an epidemic ... foods and the sedentariness induced by TV is a pandemic of obesity.' Even if a miracle drug was discovered to treat ...

Changes in kids' diets and exercise levels at a younger age may help reduce the effects of obesity on their heart and brain. Watching television and not being active may cause childhood obesity.