07-27-23 Interview - Health Psychologist Dr. Athans - It's Time to Get Serious About Kid Screen Time
b'IT\'S TIME TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT KID SCREEN TIME The warnings have been out there for years, but now a very long term study that started in the 1970s shows a pretty definitive connection between kids who spend too much time watching tv and not playing or doing something active and adulthood obesity. The study started in 1973 and followed the kids until they were 45 years old and found this:Children and teenagers who spent more time watching television had less efficient oxygen use during exercise, higher blood pressure, and higher rates of obesity in mid-adulthood, even when accounting for sex, childhood body mass index and the family\'s economic situation, the study published in Pediatrics says.Now think about how much MORE time kids spend on screen NOW compared to the seventies and we\'ve got a situation brewing. I\'m talking to Health Psychologist Dr. Catherine Athans, who holds Doctorate Degrees in both Clinical and Health Psychology and is author of numerous books, including The Heart Brain, which details how stress, anxiety and worry can put you at an increased risk for disease, and offers stress relief solutions. Connect with Dr. Athans by clicking here.'