Scientists explained why it is worth removing the TV from the nursery
'22.11.2017'
Source: Diabetes in control
Experts from the UK conducted a study with the participation of 12 556 children, which was called the Millennium Research (all children were born after 2000 year). Data was collected at 9 months, 3 years, 5 years and 11 years. Interest for researchers was overweight in a child by 11 years and the reasons that caused it, writes Diabetes in control.
It turned out that the children in whose rooms TVs were installed had a higher body mass index and the percentage of body fat compared with those who did not have a TV. Already at 7, 55% of boys and 53% of girls could spend time in front of a television screen in their bedrooms, and by the time of 11, most of them were gaining extra pounds. Girls are more prone to this risk - they were more likely to get overweight by 30% than boys.
Experts explained this phenomenon by the fact that children move too little while watching TV, and often eat in their rooms, paying attention to what is happening on the screen - so they eat too much without thinking about the amount of food and its taste. Parents are advised to remove TVs from children's bedrooms, and also to prohibit a child - in any room of the apartment or at home - is in front of the TV screen.
