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Prolonged screen time in adolescence linked to higher cardiometabolic risk in adulthood
  1. Javaid Nauman1,2,
  2. Abdelrahman Omara3
  1. 1 Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  2. 2 Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
  3. 3 Academic Affairs Department, SEHA, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  1. Correspondence to Dr Javaid Nauman, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE; javaid.nauman{at}uaeu.ac.ae

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Commentary on: Nagata JM, Lee CM, Lin F, et al. Screen time from adolescence to adulthood and cardiometabolic disease: a prospective cohort study. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Jan 10. doi: 10.1007/s11606-022-07984-6. Epub ahead of print.

Implications for practice and research

  • Reducing screen time and promoting physical activity among children and adolescents could be a key strategy in preventing cardiometabolic diseases in adulthood.

  • Further research using objective measures of screen time is needed to advance knowledge of dose–response relationship between screen time and cardiometabolic disease risk and to inform future recommendations.

Context

In an increasingly digital world, high prevalence of sedentary behaviour has become a significant concern for public health. It is ubiquitous in various environments, and WHO guidelines1 recommend reducing sedentary behaviour for substantial health benefits. The study by Nagata and colleagues2 investigating the relationship between screen …

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  • Competing interests None declared.

  • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.