Lockdown is knocking years off children's lives as many are turning into layabout insomniacs, scientists have warned. Researchers said the impacts on youngsters' levels of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, smartphone use and sleep patterns have been "very worrying".
A University of Seville study found that students with lower levels of physical activity used their cell phones almost three times more than others.
The 20-strong sample recorded their smartphone use over seven days pre- and during the COVID-19 lockdown.It revealed that young people used their mobile phone six hours per day on average before lockdown, increasing to over eight hours on average during the lockdown.US professor Borja Sañudo said: “This data is very worrying.
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