Screen time doesn’t just affect Mental healthIt can also take a toll on physical health Children and teenageAccording to new research.
published in Journal of the american Heart Association Wednesday, research found in research 10- and 18-year-old children who spent more time on devices including phone, television, computer and gaming console, were at high risk for cardiometabolic diseases including high blood pressure, high cholesterol and insulin resistance.
The study used data of over 1,000 participants in two Danish studies. Researchers gave each participant a score to each participant representing their risk to diseases compared to the average risk of the group, measured in standard deviations, 0 means average risk and 1 means a standard deviation above average.
The authors of the study said that at the time of overall risk of the patient at each additional hour time, about 0.08 standard deviations in children of 10 years and 0.13 standard deviations in 18 year olds increased.
David Horner, a researcher at the University of Copenhagen at Denmark, said, “This is a small change per hour, but when the screen time is deposited in three, five or six hours a day, as we saw in many teenagers, who said in a news release, a researcher at Copenhagen University in Denmark, said in a news release.
Researchers found that 18 -year -old children were on an average of about 6 hours of equipment, while 10 -year -old children did an average on average 3 hours a day.
They also found that sleep affects the results, both of them to sleep and later bedtimes screen increase relationship between time and cardiovascular health risks. He said that the screen time could damage health from sleep from sleep, he said.
“Law the screen time in childhood and adolescents can protect long -term heart and metabolic health,” Horner said. “Our study gives evidence that this connection starts quickly and highlights the importance of having a balanced daily routine.”
Research was related to observation, which means that the associations got rather than a proven cause and impact. It also had some limitations, including participants also included self-reported screen time, which probably does not indicate how much time they actually had on equipment.
It adds to a growing body Research About this potential impact Of Screen time And digital equipment on health and well -being of young people. In 2023, US Surgeon General urged parents To make “tech-free zone” for children.
More than half of the states now have laws to ban or ban Cellphones in schoolsAnd many more people have proposed a similar law.
