TV, computer screen time linked to high blood pressure in young children

Monday, August 3, 2009 - 15:42 in Health & Medicine

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sedentary behaviors such as TV viewing and `screen time` involving computers and video games are linked with elevated blood pressure in children regardless of whether they are overweight or obese, according to research published this month in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

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