Children's Health at Risk: Excessive Screen Time, Junk Food Consumption and Lack of Physical Activity

New Delhi: Watching screens for hours, avoiding playgrounds and eating junk food is a concern for children's health, according to cardiologist Dr Ravi Prakash. Eating high-calorie foods can lead to obesity. Pizza-burgers and toys have replaced nutritious food on children's plates. Changing lifestyles are affecting children's health. Watching mobile screens for hours, distance from playing in the field, and an increased craving for junk food can increase the risk of problems like obesity and high blood pressure. This can also affect heart health in the future. Doctors advise parents to pay attention to children's eating habits and routines. Sports and running are less likely to cause physical inactivity in children, but eating disorders in eating are a concern. Obesity can lead to high blood pressure, which further increases the risk of heart disease in children as young as three years old. Heart attack is a rare condition in pre-school children.