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Parents, it's time to get the TV out of your kids' bedroom.
父母們，是時候把你孩子臥室中的電視搬出來了。
About 60 percent of all teenagers' bedrooms in the U.S. include a TV set.
在美國60%左右的家庭中青少年們的臥室中都有臺電視機。
Now research suggests that the mere presence of that TV in the bedroom is linked with weight gain—regardless of how long a youngster's eyes are glued to the small screen.
現在一項研究表明，僅僅是臥室中有電視這個因素就已經能和體重增加掛鉤—不管你家孩子能盯著這個小屏幕看多久。
The finding comes from phone surveys of more than 6,000 kids across the country that probed for details on height,weight and television practices.
該研究發現對全國范圍內超過6000名孩子進行了電話調查，調查內容涉及詳細詢問身高、體重及電視使用情況。
Even when the researchers controlled for factors including age, sex, socioeconomic status, video game playing and parenting style their discovery was confirmed:
即使研究人員們對年齡，性別，社會經濟狀況，視頻游戲娛樂以及父母做事風格等因素進行控制，他們的研究發現也仍舊得到證實：
a bedroom TV was clearly linked with heavier weight.
臥室電視機的存在很明顯和體重增加有關。
The study is in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
這項研究已在《美國醫學協會兒科學》 雜志上發表。
The jury is still out on why the link exists.
關于為什么二者之間有這樣的聯系仍然還不明確。
The researchers suggest the weight gain could stem from sleep disruption
研究人員們提示體重增加也許源于睡眠紊亂。
since shorter sleep times are associated with putting on pounds.
因為睡眠時間減少是和體重增加有關的。
Another trigger could be increased exposure to junk food ads targeting kids.
另外的原因也許是由于孩子們看電視時接觸到了許多針對兒童投放的垃圾食品廣告。
Limiting TV time requires consistent oversight.
限制看電視的時間需要持續監管，
But simply moving the TV from the bedroom is an easy fix.
但把電視直接搬出來可是簡單易實現呢。
It'll burn some calories too.
而且還能消耗不少卡路里熱量。
