metabolism

The report which refers to children and adults, concludes that regardless of the type of programs people watched, even a moderate amount of viewing:
* Dramatically increases the risk of myopia (近視) in children;
* Slows children's metabolic (代謝作用的) rate;
* May trigger premature puberty (青春期);
* Leads, from childhood, to a significantly elevated risk of sleep problems in adulthood (成人期), causing hormone changes, which in turn directly increase appetite (食慾) and body fat production and damage the immune system leading to a greater vulnerability to cancer;
* Is a direct cause of obesity (癡肥) and a bigger factor than eating junk food or not doing enough exercise;
* May damage brain-cell development and function in the neural circuits underlying attention and impulse control;
* Significantly increases the risk of abnormal glucose (葡萄糖) metabolism (新陳代謝) and new type 2 diabetes (糖尿病).
* Is the only adult pastime (entertainment; recreation) from the ages of 20 to 60 positively linked to developing Alzheimer's disease.
* Is a major independent cause of clinical depression (sadness) (of which Britain has the highest rate in Europe).


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