Sedentary lifestyle in childhood is not only associated with excess weight, but also with the risk of painful chronic diseases in the future, according to the Internet edition for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. net Including diseases of the musculoskeletal system.

These are the conclusions of a recent study conducted by employees of the University Hospital of Kuopio, Finland.

Finnish scientists, linking the sitting in front of the monitor with severe chronic problems, strongly recommend parents to push their children to a diverse and active pastime. This will contribute to the harmonious development of the child's body, its musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, nervous system.

Despite all the warnings of researchers and doctors, the incidence of childhood obesity in the West, with its high standard of living and pervasive digital entertainment, is continually creeping up.

In America, every third child has an overweight, and about 25% are obese, with 2% in severe form.

The study, published in the Journal of Pain, covered 439 children aged 6-8 years.

The authors were interested in the level of physical activity, the number of hours without movement, as well as cardiorespiratory preparation and the percentage of body fat in each participant's body. Particularly careful analysis of their medical cards.

One third of the children who sat without movement for the longest time were 50% more likely to suffer from pain of various origins, and twice as often complain of headaches compared to their physically advanced peers.

Participants with a high fat content in the body were 44% more likely to complain of pain, including 48% more likely to have pain in the limbs.

All this, according to scientists, is due to the terrible physical form of hypodynamic children.

"In an adolescent child, a sedentary lifestyle, poor cardiorespiratory preparation, and a high fat content in the body increase the risk of disease states, including chronic. This information needs to be conveyed to parents, doctors, and to those who develop policies in this area, "say the authors.

So, dear parents, letting the child without a measure sit behind a computer or television, you doomed him to pain and suffering.

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