Children's television viewing and childhood obesity.

摘要

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that television viewing by children older than 2 years be limited to 2 hours per day or less and avoided altogether for children younger than 2 years. Surveys of U.S. parents find that most families do not adhere to these recommendations, however. Research conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center and the Kaiser Family Foundation found that school-age children spend, on average, 3 to 4 hours per day watching television.