22.11.2019

edentary lifestyles focused on screens are jeopardising health, says World Health Organization

More than 80% of adolescents not active enough, warns WHO

The Guardian "More than 80% of adolescents worldwide are not active enough, putting their health at risk by sitting focused on a screen rather than running about, say World Health Organization (WHO) researchers. The proportion of insufficiently active girls in 27 countries rose to more than 90% in 2016, the latest year for which figures are available." (Photo: Matt Reb/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)