{"id":191892,"date":"2017-07-31T18:49:11","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T18:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/watching-tv-may-increase-a-childs-risk-of-diabetes\/"},"modified":"2017-07-31T18:49:11","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T18:49:11","slug":"watching-tv-may-increase-a-childs-risk-of-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/watching-tv-may-increase-a-childs-risk-of-diabetes\/","title":{"rendered":"Watching TV may increase a child\u2019s risk of diabetes\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Time in front of a screen makes youngsters heavier and causes insulin resistance<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>It also  impairs the production of leptin, which is involved in regulating appetite<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>The results remained even after children&#8217;s activity levels were taken into account<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Researchers believe reducing screen time may lower the risk of the condition\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By<\/p>\n<p>Alexandra Thompson Health Reporter For Mailonline<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span><br \/>\n  12:05 EDT, 31 July 2017<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span><br \/>\n  12:05 EDT, 31 July 2017<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-facebook\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-twitter\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-pinterest\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-gplus\">\n      <span class=\"g-interactivepost\"><br \/>\n        <a><\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-email\">\n<p>                <span class=\"wai\">e-mail<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-icons\" id=\"shareLinkTop\">\n            <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"count-number\">           3<\/p>\n<p class=\"count-text\">View <br \/> comments<\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Watching television for three or more hours a day may increase a child&#8217;s risk of diabetes, new research suggests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Children who spend at least three hours in front of a screen are heavier and have greater insulin resistance, a study found. Both of these are risk factors for type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Such youngsters also produce impaired amounts of the hormone leptin, the research adds. Leptin is involved in regulating appetite.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">These results remained even after the study&#8217;s participant&#8217;s activity levels were taken into account, the study found.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Study author Dr Claire Nightingale from St George&#8217;s, University of London, said: &#8216;Our findings suggest that reducing screen time may be beneficial in reducing type 2 diabetes risk factors, in both boys and girls, from an early age.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-458268fe5d9b14da\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Watching television for three hours a day may increase a child's risk of diabetes (stock)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-458268fe5d9b14da\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/07\/31\/17\/42DA051500000578-4746996-Watching_television_for_three_hours_a_day_may_increase_a_child_s-m-102_1501516788036.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Watching television for three hours a day may increase a child's risk of diabetes (stock)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Watching television for three hours a day may increase a child&#8217;s risk of diabetes (stock)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels link-bogr1 linkro-ccox\">\n<li>\n<p>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/07\/31\/16\/42D9B6E300000578-0-image-a-9_1501514882386.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><span>Elon Musk reveals he is bipolar in candid tweets about&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/07\/29\/02\/42C71EFA00000578-0-image-a-44_1501290125465.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><span>Dr Max The Mind Doctor: Depression and why shaming those who&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/07\/28\/13\/42C47B6D00000578-0-image-m-13_1501244062263.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><span>Toddler, 2, becomes one of the youngest patients in the&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/07\/26\/10\/42B261AD00000578-0-image-m-14_1501060930656.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><span>The &#8216;bubble man&#8217; forced to live as a recluse: Pakistani man,&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"mol-factbox-title\">TAKING FISH OIL IN PREGNANCY MAY REDUCE A CHILD&#8217;S RISK OF DIABETES\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Taking fish oil in pregnancy may reduce a child&#8217;s risk of diabetes, research suggested earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Giving overweight pregnant rats fresh fish oil improves their offspring&#8217;s response to insulin, a study found.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Previous research has demonstrated insulin sensitivity is protective against diabetes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Lead author Dr Ben Albert from the University of Auckland, said: &#8216;This is exciting because it raises the question: if overweight women take fresh fish oil in pregnancy, will it lower the risk of their children later developing diabetes?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Yet, researchers advise women eat more oily fish rather than taking fish oil as some supplements are of dubious quality.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-medium health-ccox mol-style-bold\">How the study was carried out \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The researchers analysed\u00a04,495 children aged between nine and 10 years old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The children were assessed for factors that influence their risk of developing diabetes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Their body proportions, activity levels and the amount of time they spend in front of a screen &#8211; either watching television or using a computer &#8211; every day were also recorded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-medium health-ccox mol-style-bold\">Key findings<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Results reveal that children who spend more than three hours a day in front of a screen are heavier and have greater insulin resistance, putting them at risk of diabetes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Insulin resistance reduces a person&#8217;s sensitivity to the hormone. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Such children also produce impaired amounts of the hormone leptin, which is involved in regulating appetite.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">These results remained even once the children&#8217;s activity levels were taken into account.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The findings were published in the journal the Archives of Disease in Childhood.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-medium health-ccox mol-style-bold\">&#8216;Reducing screen time may be beneficial in reducing diabetes&#8217;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dr Nightingale said: &#8216;Our findings suggest that reducing screen time may be beneficial in reducing type 2 diabetes risk factors, in both boys and girls, from an early age.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;This is particularly relevant, given rising levels of type 2 diabetes, the early emergence of type 2 diabetes risk, and recent trends suggesting screen-related activities are increasing in childhood.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>            <!-- ad: http:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v2\/us\/health\/none\/article\/other\/inread_player.html --><\/p>\n<h3 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