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Television has a major effect on the youth today as they go into adulthood. Watching too much television can cause diseases, a lack in education, and obesity. One of the effects television has on the youth today is that it can cause diseases, such as ADHD. Researcher Professor Werner Halperin suggested that the brisk changes of sounds and images on television may engulf the neurological system of an adolescent can cause attention, personality problems, and ADHD. These diseases will carry on with them throughout their life. (Health Effects of Excessive TV Watching by Children) Another effect that television causes children into adulthood is a lack in education. It is proven that television's effect on education in the youth today are long term. With the youth always watching television, their grades decrease and some decrease so much that they will not even graduate from high school. Students will not have education to go onto college and get a degree in a field. It is proven that watching more television in childhood increases the dropout rate and that can also prevent teens from getting a degree. (Television (TV) and Children: Your Child) Last but certainly not least, another effect is obesity. As I explained in my other paragraph, watching television can cause obesity problems and if kids are not active, they are more likely to become obese as an adult. It is much harder to lose that weight as an adult rather than losing it when you are an adolescent. 65% of Americans are obese and television has impacted them in some way to become obese. (Media Usage in Teens) These effects are long term and they will impact the youth today into adulthood.

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