Study: Television Is Killing You!

There is probably some truth to this study. Unfortunately, everything we do these days is killing us or at least taking some time away from us. I work from home and although my TV is on, there are only a couple shows I actually pay attention to. I am sure there will be a counter to this study very soon. So let's wait to see what the next study says!!

Watching TV literally takes the life out of people, Australian researchers say.

The British newspaper The Telegraph reported on the results of a study indicating that every hour spent watching TV may reduce a person’s life by 22 minutes. Those who watch six hours of programming a day, for example, are at risk of perishing five years sooner than others who are less sedentary.

“TV viewing time may have adverse health consequences that rival those of lack of physical activity, obesity and smoking…,” researchers from Australia’s University of Queensland stated.

The Telegraph reported that J Lennert Veerman and colleagues examined Australian mortality figures along with a 1999-2000 survey of 11,247 Australians that asked how much time they watched TV. The researchers compared the life expectancy of adults who watch TV with that of adults who did not, concluding that every hour of TV reduced a person’s lifespan by 21.8 minutes.

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