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Health Check: Are Game Play and Screen Time Bad for You?

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29/07/2015

Are Game Play and Screen Time Bad for You?

BBC World Service - Health Check, Are Game Play and Screen Time Bad for You?

Claudia Hammond on digital devices and whether they are bad for young people’s health.

Claudia Hammond on digital devices and wellbeing.  Are they are bad for young people’s brains and behaviour?.

Young people love their computer games, mobile phones and social media.  But is spending hours playing and socialising at their screens bad for their brains, behaviour and health?  Claudia Hammond consults researchers who have explored these questions.  Some of the findings may surprise you.

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