We spend 12 hours a day staring at screens...

The proliferation of computers, mobile phones and tablets such as iPads mean we spend up to 12 hours a day looking at screens, research suggests.

With time also spent watching television, people spend five hours more staring screens than they do sleeping, it found.

A survey revealed that 69 per cent of people who took part said that they regularly 'multi-screen' by using several pieces of technology at the same time, such as using their phone and laptop while watching television.

On average, those surveyed logged three hours per day watching TV, five hours in front of computers and just more than one hour looking at their phones. More...

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