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04/29/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Watching TV is like a drug for little kids – and it is the gateway to an unhealthy lifestyle

Have you ever noticed how your kids forget everything else when they’re watching TV? Don’t wait until they’re addicted to it before you do something about their TV habits. Several studies have already proven that watching television can significantly influence brainwaves and states of consciousness. In fact, if people watch too much television, they have a […]

03/18/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Too much screen time too early damages children for life

A recent Canadian study proved the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) right about the bad effects of watching excessive television. Toddlers who watch TV for extended periods starting from the age of two turned out to be far more likely to suffer from bad grades and unhealthy diets when they became adolescents. The Université de Montréal (UM) researchers […]

01/26/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Experts warn that kids who watch TV see more ads for junk food, consuming on average 500 more snacks per year than kids who don’t

Indeed, advertisements influence the mind. Experts discovered that children and teens who watched over three hours of TV commercials a day consumed more unhealthy foods compared to those who only saw only a few TV ads. The research team based the study on a YouGov survey, which involved more than 3,000 participants who were 11 […]

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