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CNN News Aug. 7, 2018

Limit screen time to protect your child's heart, American Heart Association says | CNN

Parents should limit screen time to between 1 and 2 hours a day to protect their child against obesity and future heart disease, said the American Heart Association.

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Circulation SEPT. 11, 2018

Sedentary Behaviors in Today's Youth: Approaches to the Prevention and Management of Childhood Obesity: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

TA Barnett et al

This scientific statement is about sedentary behavior and its relationship to obesity and other cardiometabolic outcomes in youth. A deleterious effect of sedentary behav …

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