If your kid spends too much time staring at a TV or another electronic device at night, he's more likely to be obese and suffer from other health issues.
In what might be the first study
that connects the dots between sleep, diet and physical activity among
kids, Canadian researchers have found that adding just one hour of extra
sleep decreases the chances of being overweight or obese by around 30%.
“If you want your kids to sleep better and live a healthier lifestyle, get the technology out of the bedroom,” said Paul Veugelers, a professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta in Canada, and a co-author of the paper.
The scientists surveyed around 3,400 students
in fifth grade (ages 9 to 11) and found that half of them had at least
one electronic device in their bedrooms. Those were 1.47 times more
likely to be overweight than kids with no device in their bedrooms.
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This story originally published on Mashable here.