More than 2 hours of TV a day increases high blood pressure risk in children by 30 percent

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-02/f-sf-mtt022515.php

Public Release: 25-Feb-2015
FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology

A study on European children concludes that spending more than two hours a day in front of a screen increases the probability of high blood pressure by 30%. The article also points out that doing no daily physical activity or doing less than an hour a day increases this risk by 50%.

For years now scientific literature has associated watching the television with a sedentary lifestyle and obesity in young people. Now research led by the Universities of Zaragoza (Unizar) and São Paulo (Brazil) reveal the relationship between this habit and a greater risk of developing high blood pressure.

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