The Child Is Addicted To TV, Bad Health?

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LONDON-children aged six years spent most of his time in front of the television or computer more potentially having heart disease and high blood later on. So the results of studies by a number of researchers at the University of Sydney as reported by the Telegraph, the Sunday (24/4/2011).
 
The research team reveals that one extra hour in front of the television screen or computer monitor may increase the risk of high blood pressure in adulthood up to 10 percent.
 
They claim the children more often spent his time watching television has arteries more sempti behind their eyes, that in fact is one sign of tisiko heart disease in the future.
 
Studies conducted to 1492 children aged six and seven years from 34 SD in Sydney was also found that children who are more often played outdoors for a minimum of one hour each day has arteries larger than those who only spend 30 minutes or less with similar activities.
 
Based on research that, on average a child spent four times more (1.9 hours) in front of the television screen or computer than doing physical activity (36 minutes).
 
The research team also found that each spend one hour in front of the screen, the arteries in the back of the eye will shrink around one per 153 thousand millimeters or equivalent pressure darah10 mmhg. As the informed, normal blood pressure is between 90 to 120 mmhg.
 
One of the researchers, Dr Bamini Gopinath, also claimed that the custom of child watch broadcast television or play games on the computer also affects the reduced physical activity, unhealthy eating habits as well as gaining weight.
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