Watching TV For Over 2 Hours Daily Ups High BP Risk In Kids
The researchers said that children who are sedentary for more than two hours a day, in front of the television, computers or videoconsoles, run a 30 per cent greater risk of developing high blood pressure. "The figures are worrying, given that sedentary behaviours are common in infancy and subsequently, later in life," the researchers said.
Experts recommend that young people carry out physical activity for more than 60 minutes a day, and advise that sedentary activities last no longer than two hours a day. The researchers have also observed that not doing an hour of physical activity a day increases the risk of high blood pressure by 50 per cent.
"Scientific evidence indicates that physical activity is a powerful vasodilator. Therefore, the rate of oxygenation of the heart increases, and at the same time, decreases arterial pressure," said de Moraes.
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