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June 25, 2023

Children’s movement affects health and development but research is lacking in Africa: here’s why

Catherine Draper, University of the Witwatersrand; Anthony Okely, University of Wollongong; Aoko Oluwayomi, University of Lagos, and Chalchisa Abdeta, University of Wollongong

Africa contributes less than 1% of research worldwide on movement behaviours in children. This means that research on movement behaviours has largely excluded over 16% of the world’s population.

Penggunaan gadget dengan intensitas rendah lebih baik untuk anak-anak. shutterstock.com

February 27, 2019

Mengapa waktu bermain gadget untuk anak dan remaja harus dibatasi?

John J Reilly, University of Strathclyde ; Anthony Okely, University of Wollongong; Catherine Draper, University of the Witwatersrand, and Mark S Tremblay, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

Pakar memperingatkan bahwa waktu penggunaan gadget yang berlebihan meningkatkan risiko obesitas, kebugaran fisik yang rendah, kecemasan dan depresi.

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January 31, 2019

Why screen time for babies, children and adolescents needs to be limited

John J Reilly, University of Strathclyde ; Anthony Okely, University of Wollongong; Catherine Draper, University of the Witwatersrand, and Mark S Tremblay, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

Global experts warn that excessive screen time increases the risk of obesity, low physical fitness, anxiety and depression.

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