Rural Health Matters: How bad is excessive screen time for adults?

On this segment of Rural Health Matters, an expert discusses excessive screen time and strategies for cutting down on it.

Dr. Jeffrey Gold, the President of the University of Nebraska, spoke with RFD-TV’s Suzanne Alexander about excessive screen time for adults, why we are so attached to our phones, and the impact it is having on our health.

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