It’s official: Kids have become couch potatoes. For the first time in the six-year history of the National Poll on Children’s Health, a lack of exercise is the No. 1 health concern that adults – ...

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Couch potato kids are more likely to suffer premature heart damage, warns a new study. An increase in time from childhood spent sitting down caused progressing heart enlargement, according to the ...

DEAR DR. GOTT: Why, in today's health-conscious and diet-oriented society, are children fatter than ever? Is there something about these "couch potato" kids, who pass their time watching TV, playing ...