Before you congratulate yourself for engaging in less than 4 hours of T.V. a day, watching tickers move across your computer screen is not doing your health any good either. And the Mediterranean diet and running on the treadmill are not undoing the damage.
Too Much TV Linked to Premature Death
Adults who watch a lot of TV may be at an increased risk of dying at a relatively young age, a new study suggests.
The study involved more than 13,200 adults in Spain who were all college graduates, and were around 37 years old at the study's start. Participants were followed for about eight years, over which there were 97 deaths.
Those who watched three or more hours of TV a day were twice as likely to die over the study period, compared with those whose watched TV for one hour or less daily, the study found.
In addition, the researchers found that participants' total time spent sitting — including time spent watching TV, using a computer or driving — was also linked to an increased risk of death during the study period. [Don't Sit Tight: 6 Ways to Make a Deadly Activity Healthier]
The findings held even after the researchers took into account factors that could affect a person's risk of death, including age, sex, smoking habits, total daily calorie intake, snacking habits, body mass index, physical activity level and whether participants adhered to a Mediterranean diet, which has been linked to a longer life span.
Keep reading Too Much TV Linked to Premature Death – Yahoo News.
