Everyone knows that watching TV will hurt children's eyes. However, according to a recent report in the Daily Telegraph, watching TV can also affect children's muscle development. A recent study published by the University of Montreal in Canada in the American International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Sports found that the longer babies watch TV, the thicker their waistlines will be like adults, and their muscle strength will be poor, which will have a long-term adverse impact on their health.

The University of Montreal studied 13 14 infants, ranging in age from 2.5 to 10. The results show that 2.5-year-old children watch TV for more than 1 hour per week, and when they are 10, their jumping distance (the key data to measure children's muscle health) will be 0.36 1 cm less than their peers. From 2.5 to 4.5 years old, watch TV for an hour more, and by the time 10 years old, the waist circumference will be 7.6 mm thicker. Compared with 4-year-old children who watch TV 14.8 hours a week, children of the same age who watch TV 18 hours a week have weaker muscles and thicker waistlines at the age of 10.

Dr Caroline Fitzpatrick, the head of the new study, pointed out that the more time a baby watches TV, the less exercise it will have, so the musculoskeletal activities will be reduced, which is not conducive to its healthy development. The longer you watch TV, the weaker your child's muscle strength will be. The American Academy of Pediatrics advises parents to strictly control the time their babies watch TV. It is best not to watch TV before the age of 2. Children should watch TV for less than 2 hours every day after the age of 2.