Trish Gorely, lecturer in physical activity and health in the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences at Loughborough University, told a primary care conference last week that it was important to target this particular time rather than all television watching because parents would not want their children running around outside later in the evenings.
Gorely said sedentary children were likely to be sedentary adults, although active children would not necessarily become active adults.
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