I just want to know how I can get some grant money to conduct this sort of survey. It should be endless, since they make studies of things that anyone's grandparents know.
Vegetables: Are they good for you? Is too much _____ bad for you? Is riding a bicycle healthier than playing video games and eating cookie dough ice cream? Do contact lenses improve self confidence?
Wait a year, and we'll see this exact study again, done by yet another group of geniuses.
Watching TV Gives Children Larger Waistline: How Many Hours of TV Do You Watch Per Day?
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A new study, featured in BioMed Central's open access journal International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, reports a child's health is jeopardized and directly related to the number of hours they spend in front of the television.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, children under the age of two should not exceed more than two hours of television per day. But many parents use TV as an electronic babysitter and greatly exceed the two-hour recommended limit.
The article goes on to report "...the result could predict that those children who spend an excessive amount of time in front of the TV as a child could experience negative health outcomes in their later life due to their larger waistline and lower muscle strength as physical fitness is directly associated with future health and longevity. "
MEDICALNEWSTODAY.COM reports:
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, children under the age of two should not exceed more than two hours of television per day. But many parents use TV as an electronic babysitter and greatly exceed the two-hour recommended limit.
The article goes on to report "...the result could predict that those children who spend an excessive amount of time in front of the TV as a child could experience negative health outcomes in their later life due to their larger waistline and lower muscle strength as physical fitness is directly associated with future health and longevity. "
MEDICALNEWSTODAY.COM reports:
An increasing number of parents nowadays use the television as 'electronic babysitter' according to evidence. Some parents tell their children that watching too much TV will make their eyes go square, and although this is not true, does watching too much TV as a child mean they will have a larger waistline?
Read More: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/247869.php
I do have internet, though.
I was under the impression being lazy and ONLY watching TV (while shoving their face with junk) gave them a larger waistline.
The battle for the health of these children (and the country as a whole) will not end until people stop trying to oversimplify what causes obesity.
Regardless, is this supposed to be some kind of breakthrough? Who paid BioMed Central to do another one of these studies?
the only time I watch t.v is when the big bang theory, criminal minds or spongebob is on.