There has been talk on many occasions of how harmful it is that children watch too many hours of television, it has been said that it was one of the main causes of childhood obesity, a fact that is increasingly up to date and the problem is that there is no remedy.
A study denounces it, no measures are taken to reduce the time of exposure to television for children and young people, they also show that it is more harmful than previously thought, an analysis published in the Biologist magazine that brings together 35 scientific studies, suggests that television can develop up to fifteen negative effects in children, including autism and premature puberty.
Aric Sgiman, author of the research and the book "Remotely controlled: How television is damaging our lives" states that we are aware of the damage that television can provide. The study is not based on the contents of television programs, but on the effects that are manifested in the body by staying so long watching the "silly box", naturally, the more time passes, the more they accentuate. Apparently, the production of melatonin is inhibited, the hormone that regulates our biological clock, affects the immune system and the onset of puberty. According to the researcher and the statistics, this may be one of the reasons why girls reach puberty before fifty years ago. Although it suggests that the weight gain of the female child population may also be a trigger.
The damage of low levels of melatonin can go further, Sigman argues that these could cause mutations that are likely to cause cancer in cells.
Knowing that television can cause children with myopia, two different types of diabetes, sleep disorders, etc., how is it possible for parents to continue allowing their children to remain hours and hours on the television? Is it irresponsibility or comfort? Do you limit time to your children?
