Why young couch potatoes are growing fat
University of Buffalo researchers found that “Watching television disrupts children’s normal response to food – they will eat more while they’re sitting in front of the tube, whether or not they’re really hungry.”
Source: Reuters / NZ Herald, 24 Feb 2007
Read the abstract: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Feb 200
Excessive TV viewing among young children is linked to poor eating habits
In a separate study, Harvard researchers also found a link between TV viewing and increased consumption of junk food.
They say that the more a 3-year-old watches television, the more he or she consumes sugary drinks and extra calories.
Read more: Meeting report, American Heart Assoc, 28 Feb 2007
Excessive TV Viewing Among Young Children Is Linked To Poor Eating Habits
Read more: Science Daily, 1 March 2007