Only 5 Percent of Adolescents Meet Sleep, Exercise, Screen Time Guidelines
Published: February 4, 2019
Only five percent of adolescents in the United States are meeting the national recommendations for sleep, exercise and screen time.
A study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics discovered that only 1 in 20 adolescents are meeting the guidelines and that a discrepancy exists between the sexes. Only three percent of girls get enough sleep and exercise and don't exceed screen time recommendations, compared to seven percent of boys.
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