"We found that having a TV in the child’s bedroom was an independent risk factor for being overweight and increased body fatness..."

CHILDREN WITH TVS IN THEIR BEDROOMS MORE LIKELY TO BE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE BY 11, STUDY FINDS

BY HANNAH OSBORNE ON 6/2/17 AT 8:23 AM

“We found that having a TV in the child’s bedroom was an independent risk factor for being overweight and increased body fatness in this nationally representative sample of U.K. children. Childhood obesity prevention strategies should consider TVs in children’s bedrooms as a risk factor for obesity.”