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Yesterday I had a post about something to file in your “not-so-shocking” file…today, I have another one. How about this: New studies are showing that too much time in front of the television is bad for kids with Type 1 Diabetes. No!? Really?!

Apparently, the exact results of the study showed that, “Diabetic children who spent the most time glued to the TV had a tougher time controlling their blood sugar.” While this is not exactly shocking, it is important and just stresses once again how negative TV time truly can be. Not only does this study show its crazy influence in kids with Diabetes, it’s been proven time and time again that the more time in front of a television a child spends, the more likely he or she is to become overweight, obese, and suffer all the illnesses associated with both. Now imagine how deadly the combination of the two is, which happens altogether too often.

Bottom line, we need to turn the TV’s off, and open up the doors. The good news for all you parents out there is this: It’s almost Summer, with Summer comes nicer weather, more free time to spend OUTSIDE, and actually getting exercise. Want some help? Take the whole family to a Fit Express and show them how FUN fitness can be!