Your child’s screen time is getting sick, lack of sleep and direct connection to obesity:

News India Live, Digital Desk: Childhood Obesity: In today’s era, when there is mobile in every hand and internet in every house, then we have to be a little more cautious about the health of our children. We would never have imagined that things like our smartphones, tablets and laptops which were made for learning and entertainment can lead to the obesity of our children. This is not a frightening thing, but a reality that needs to be understood and resolved.

Is your child’s digital friendship, enemy of health? New villain of childhood obesity!

We often see that children stick to gadgets even while eating or drinking or sleeping. Sitting in front of the screen for hours has become a common part of his life. And it is a pity that these small habits are having a very bad effect on their growing body, pushing them towards obesity.

So let’s understand how our digital habits are slowly spoiling the childhood of children and their bodies:

1. Less physical activity (body hard work): Think, when you were small, you used to play in the streets, run in parks. But today’s children spend most of their time playing games or watching videos. Distance from sports, ie the calories of the body do not burn, and gradually increase the weight of the body.
2. Careless food (Mindless Eating): Seeing something on the screen, habit of eating food. In this, children do not understand how much they are eating or they are no longer hungry. Usually, in such a situation, children keep eating junk food or sweet, because their attention is more on the screen than to eat. This is the ‘fearless’ and increases weight later.
3. Sleep in Sleep or Poor Sleep: Running a phone for a long time or watching TV spoils children’s sleep. Blue light falls on the eyes, which makes the body a hormone called ‘melatonin’, which is necessary for good sleep. Low sleep or poor sleep spoils the hormones of children, due to which they feel more hungry and fat starts accumulating in the body.
4. Influence of ads: Children watch advertisements of many unhealthy foods (eg burgers, pizza, chips and chocolate) on TV, YouTube and social media. These advertisements have a profound effect on them and they insist on such food, which are not good for their health.

Our aim is not to keep children completely away from gadgets, but to teach them the right use of them. Determine time for them, encourage them to play, and explain about the importance of sleep. Your little understanding and their cooperation can make their future healthy.