Jumbo Shrimps ; Why Kids Need More Exercise, Less Tv

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HERE'S some news that parents and young children shouldn't take sitting down: A major study released this week found that television viewing is a prime cause of obesity in young children, regardless of gender, race or parents' income or education level.

The University of Michigan study found that toddlers who are in a room with the TV turned on for more than two hours a day are more than twice as likely to be overweight as more-active preschoolers.

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Jumbo Shrimps ; Why Kids Need More Exercise, Less Tv

What's more, American kids are getting so heav...

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