EXCESSIVE screen time and higher intake of sugary food may affect a child's brain development, causing intellectual disability, an expert said on Saturday.

Speaking at a health forum organized by the Department of Health (DoH), Dr. Michelle Sy, fellow in the Child Neurology Society of the Philippines, said that the human brain develops very quickly from age 2 to 3.

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