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Children now spend more time watching a TV screen than they spend in school, but viewing even a moderate amount can dramatically increase their risk of myopia, slow down their metabolic rate and may trigger premature puberty, according to Dr Sigman.
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I'm having a really hard time figuring out the mechanism of action on this last one ...
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leading to increased anti-social behaviour, new research claims.
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Asocial behavior, I'll buy. Anti-social means something else entirely in a clinical sense.
I would estimate the number of American 3 year olds with their own TV in their bedrooms to approach 65%.