我曾经写过“久坐折寿”的博文，今天感到有必要再重复1次。如果说大家都非常清楚“久坐者易患超重或肥胖、高血压、糖尿病、骨质疏松与颈腰痛”等病症，但可能大家并不十分清楚“经常长时间坐在电脑或电视机前的青少年往往心肺功能较差，即他或她的心脏与肺相对缺少将氧气运送至周身组织或器官的能力。”也即久坐损害心肺功能而可能是久坐折寿之又一理论依据！？更多资讯，请参阅原文！

Too Much Screen Time May Harm Kids' Fitness

Children less connected to wired world seem to be in better shape, study finds

FRIDAY, June 1 (HealthDay News) -- Spending too much time in front of computers and other electronic screens may cause American children's heart and lung fitness levels, or "cardiorespiratory" fitness, to decline, a new study suggests.

Cardiorespiratory fitness involves the body's ability to transport oxygen to muscles during exercise.

The study included more than 2,000 children who were followed from ages 11 to 13. Each child reported their screen time and completed shuttle run laps to assess their fitness level.

Children who reported more screen time completed fewer shuttle run laps, the investigators found. This association was strongest in children with mid-to-high cardiorespiratory fitness levels, and was independent of physical activity levels.

The study was published in the June issue of the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

"The results are interesting and add to the evidence that spending too much time sitting is hazardous to children's health," study lead author Jonathan Mitchell, who conducted the research while at the Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, said in a news release from the American College of Sports Medicine.

"If children limit the amount of time spent sitting in front of a screen, then this could help to combat declining levels of cardiorespiratory fitness in youth," he added.

While the study uncovered an association between more screen time and less cardiorespiratory fitness, it did not prove a cause-and-effect relationship.

SOURCE: American College of Sports Medicine, news release, May 25, 2012