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11 January 202011 January 2020

Parental near/short sightedness, age when a child starts to wear glasses, and more time spent on reading and close work and less on outdoor activities in childhood appear to be associated with a high degree of near/short sightedness

In August 2019 researchers from Finland published the results of their study to assess the risk factors for near/short sightedness. A total of 240 schoolchildren (119 boys, 121 girls; average … Read more

4 August 201917 June 2020

Physical activity and screen time are both associated with sleep quantity or sleep quality in adolescents

In April 2019 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the relationships between physical activity, screen time, and sleep quantity and quality in adolescents. A … Read more

4 August 201917 June 2020

The amount of screen time is linked to the level of depressive symptoms in adolescents

In July 2019 researchers from Canada and Australia published the results of their study to measure the association between screen time and depression. Information on social media, television, video gaming … Read more

4 August 201917 June 2020

Less screen time and more frequent vigorous physical activity is associated with a lower risk of mental health symptoms being reported by adolescents

In April 2018 researchers from Iceland, USA and Norway published the results of their study to assess the association between screen time and physical activity with mental health in adolescents. … Read more

30 March 20195 January 2020

Regular short interruptions in sitting time following a high-energy evening meal (eg light-intensity activities during television commercial breaks) appears to improve glycaemic responses in overweight/obese individuals

In September 2018 researchers from Australia published the results of their study to assess whether regular, brief activity bouts, eg during television commercial breaks following a high-energy evening meal, regular, … Read more

30 March 20195 January 2020

A greater amount of time spent sitting watching television or at a computer appears to significantly increase cardiometabolic risk factors

In November 2018 researchers from Australia, UK and the USA published the results of their study to assess the association between times spent sitting during four different activities and cardiometabolic … Read more

22 February 20194 January 2020

An inactive lifestyle is associated with an increased risk of young-onset colorectal cancer, particularly of the rectum

In November 2018 researchers from the USA, China and the Republic of Korea assessed the effect of sedentary behaviour, primarily time watching television, on risk of young-onset colorectal cancer in … Read more

9 February 201917 May 2020

Researchers call for adolescents and families to receive social media and healthy sleep education as evening/night time screen use reduces sleep time leading to a negative impact on daily functioning and mood

In September 2018 researchers from France (a health network dedicated to the management of sleep disorders) published the results of their study to assess the effect of social media on … Read more

13 January 20194 January 2020

A higher Healthy Lifestyle Score reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease

In December 2018 researchers from Spain and the USA published the results of their study to assess the relationship between a healthy lifestyle and risk of cardiovascular disease. 19,336 individuals … Read more

13 January 20193 June 2020

A higher Healthy Lifestyle Score reduces the risk of metabolic syndrome

In December 2018 researchers from Spain and the USA published the results of their study to assess the relationship between a healthy lifestyle and risk of developing metabolic syndrome. 10,807 … Read more

7 January 20194 January 2020

Watching television and videos for more than 2 hours per day increases the incidence of obesity in both men and women but eating out appears to increase the incidence in women only

In January 2019 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess how physical activity, sedentary activity and food intake affected obesity and waist circumference in 4,118 … Read more