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Can spending too much time indoors online affect your physical health?

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Dr. William Holmes answered

Specializes in Child Psychiatry

No Question: The more time we spend online, the less time we are physically active. The more sedentary the lifestyle, the greater the risk of many different physical problems.

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Answered 10/3/2016

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