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Young people ____________________ into TV for over four and a half hours every single day . That's an ____________________ ____________________ TV viewing ____________________ 40 minutes a day ____________________ ____________________ a few years ago . But it's not ____________________ that ____________________ ____________________ more TV . With all latest technology , TV ____________________ now ____________________ online , on mobile devices such as phones and tablets , or on digital video recorders ( DVRs ) . ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ TV is central to our lives . But what kind of ____________________ ____________________ it ____________________ ____________________ us ?

1 . Language development
There is a lot of ____________________ ____________________ TV and its ____________________ ____________________ children . ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ TV ____________________ ____________________ a negative effect on children's language development . While the results of studies vary , the opinion of most experts ____________________ ____________________ children under two ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ TV .

2 . Obesity
An average teenager ____________________ 6 , 000 food commercials a year , and most are ____________________ ____________________ fast foods , candy , and sugary cereals . It ____________________ also ____________________ ____________________ increased TV - viewing time ____________________ to inactivity . Experts ____________________ ____________________ these ____________________ two of the main ____________________ ____________________ the ____________________ ____________________ obesity among young people .

3 . Literacy
One ____________________ ____________________ TV ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ the time that students ____________________ ____________________ . Research ____________________ ____________________ there is a direct ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ and good test scores , and ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ TV viewing ____________________ one ____________________ ____________________ poor test results .

4 . Social skills
There is also some ____________________ ____________________ TV and its ____________________ ____________________ behavior . In one survey , teachers ____________________ that some shows ____________________ their students to ____________________ badly . Other reports ____________________ ____________________ there ____________________ a ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ too much TV and ____________________ .