Children who watch television for more than two hours a day are more likely to be obese, to smoke and have high cholesterol in early adulthood, according to a report in the Lancet. Co-author Dr Hancox from the University of Otago in New Zealand said that excessive television is 'likely to have far-reaching consequences for adult health'. He added, 'Parents should limit children's viewing to one to two hours.'
Children who watch television for more than two hours a day are more likely to be obese, to smoke and have high cholesterol in early adulthood, according to a report in the Lancet. Co-author Dr Hancox from the University of Otago in New Zealand said that excessive television is 'likely to have far-reaching consequences for adult health'. He added, 'Parents should limit children's viewing to one to two hours.'
