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Parents, it’s time to get the TV out of your kids’ bedroom. 

父母，是时候要离开你的孩子的卧室电视。

About 60 percent of all teenagers’ bedrooms in the U.S. include a TV set. Now research suggests that the mere¹ 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. 

约 60%的在美国的所有青少年卧室包括一台电视机。现在的研究表明，卧室里的电视机的存在与重量获得 — — 不管多长时间一个年轻人目不转睛的盯在小屏幕上。

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. Even when the researchers controlled for factors including age, sex, socioeconomic status, video game playing and parenting style their discovery was confirmed: a bedroom TV was clearly linked with heavier weight. The study is in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. [Diane Gilbert-Diamond et al, Association of a Television in the Bedroom With Increased Adiposity² Gain in a Nationally Representative Sample of Children and Adolescents] 

这一发现来自电话调查超过 6,000 的孩子全国有人探测其对身高、 体重和电视的做法的详细信息。甚至当研究人员控制因素包括年龄、 性别、 社会经济地位、 玩视频游戏和父母教养的方式他们的发现证实︰ 卧室电视显然与重的重量。这项研究是在 JAMA 儿科 》 杂志上。[黛安吉尔伯特钻石 et al，协会在卧室与增加肥胖获得在全国范围内的代表性的儿童和青少年的电视]

The jury is still out on why the link exists. The researchers suggest the weight gain could stem from sleep disruption—since shorter sleep times are associated with putting on pounds. Another trigger could be increased exposure to junk food ads targeting kids. 

陪审团仍然是关于为什么存在链接。研究人员建议体重增加可能源于睡眠中断 — — 因为更短的睡眠时间都与导致体重增加。另一个触发点可能是针对孩子的垃圾食品广告增加的暴露。

Limiting TV time requires consistent oversight³. But simply moving the TV from the bedroom is an easy fix. It’ll burn some calories too. 

限制看电视的时间要求相一致的监督。但只是移动从卧室电视是一个容易解决。它也会燃烧一些卡路里。