
Several hours in front of the screen can increase the risk for children and young people of developing diseases associated with the heart and metabolism. (Archive photo). Photo: Kasper Palsnov/Ritzau Scanpix
Kids’ screen time may raise heart, metabolism disease risk
A Danish study by the Danish Pediatric Asthma Centre at Gentofte Hospital links longer daily screen time in children and adolescents to a higher risk of developing heart and metabolic diseases. The research analyzed over 1,000 Danish children, looking at cardiometabolic health markers like blood...
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