Archive for February, 2007
Extra Television watching comes with extra pounds on our kids’ waistline
Posted on Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
“Parents, schools and even health care providers should be thinking more critically about TV watching,” Dr. Fleming-Moran said. “Some doctors have even written prescriptions for their younger patients to reduce their TV watching.”
As prevalence of childhood and adolescent obesity is witnessing a sharp increase, researchers are trying to identify the major causes of this epidemic. [...]