https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/eaft-esf083120.php
News Release 1-Sep-2020
European Association for the Study of Obesity
Screen time and sleep duration independently predict excess weight in children and should be considered as part of prevention strategies to reduce the burden of overweight and obesity and related health conditions, according to a study involving over 4,000 children (aged 2 to 11 years old) from eight European countries, being presented at The European and International Congress on Obesity (ECOICO 2020), held online this year from 1-4 September.
Global trends suggest that children's sleep time is decreasing, whilst screen time and overweight and obesity are increasing. It has been reported that worldwide, 90% of adolescents are not sleeping the recommended nine to 11 hours per night, which has coincided with an increase in the use of screen-based devices. In Britain alone, it is estimated that young people (aged 8 to 19 years old) spend an estimated 44 hours a week on average looking at screens [1].
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