(Update 1) Too Much TV, Internet, Games Harms Health Of Kids

Washington (dbTechno) – A new study has revealed that too much TV, video games, and surfing the Internet can cause serious harm to the health of kids.

The U.S. National Institutes of Health, Yale University, as well as the California Pacific Medical Center looked over a total of 173 studies.

All of the studies had been carried out since the year 1980 and looks at how exposure to media such as TV, the Internet, and video games impacts the health of kids.

The majority of the studies had a great deal of focus on TV, while others went into gaming and the use of the Internet.

What they found was that an increased exposure to media led to health problems for many kids.

These health problems consisted of thing ssuch as smoking, alcohol use, obesity, earlier sexual activity, and more.

This compared directly to kids who did not spend as much time in front of media.

Overall, 75% of the studies that they analyzed found that too much exposure to media had a negative impact on the health of children.

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