Only 5 Percent of Adolescents Meet Sleep, Exercise, Screen Time Guidelines

The U.S. News and World Report – Alexa Lardieri

A study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics discovered that only 1 in 20 adolescents are meeting the guidelines and that a discrepancy exists between the sexes. Only three percent of girls get enough sleep and exercise and don’t exceed screen time recommendations, compared to seven percent of boys. https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2019-02-04/study-only-5-percent-of-adolescents-meet-sleep-exercise-screen-time-guidelines