Childhood Television Time Linked to Adulthood Metabolic Syndrome, Other Health Issues: Study

Childhood obesity can set a metabolic pattern that carries through to adulthood and contributes to a wide variety of diseases. UfaBizPhoto/Shutterstock

Watching too much TV during childhood has been linked to a higher risk of metabolic syndrome in adulthood, according to a study that spans 50 years.

Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of three or more conditions, such as excess body fat, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and abnormal cholesterol levels, that increase the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and stroke.