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Kids spend nearly five hours a day looking at screens at the expense of their health

SPANISH children spend 294 minutes per day on screens during weekends, according to an alarming new study.

The 2022 PASOS Study on Physical Activity, Sedentarism, Lifestyles and Obesity in Spanish Youth followed a previous study from 2019, which tracks obesity incidence rates and other health indicators among Spanish children.

The study found more children were being sedentary during weekends, with Spanish young ones spending on average 294 minutes per day

By Anthony Piovesan

on screens.

The findings also noted a decrease in healthy eating habits between 2019 to 2022, measured in Spain by adherence to Mediterranean diets.

It found that one in three children aged eight to 16 years are overweight or obese at some stage. As part of a broader look at wellbeing, the study found 40% of girls of the same age felt worried or unhappy.