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Xemu writes \’Computer\’s don\’t make children fat, but watching TV for the same length of time does. This is shown by a recent Swedish study of all school children in Lund\’s county conducted by RN Pernilla Garmy. The results were clear: The child\’s obesity was directly affected by placing a TV in the child\’s room, but placing a computer in the room had no effect at all. One theory is that it\’s common to have a snack in front of the TV, while a computer requires a more active user, for example when chatting or playing games.\’

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