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A University of Otago study has added weight to the evidence that watching too much television as a child can lead to poor health in adulthood.
The research, led by Professor Bob Hancox, of the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, and published this week in the journal Pediatrics, found that children who watched more television were more likely to develop metabolic syndrome as an adult.