COUCH-POTATOES! Each Hour of TV Cuts 22 Minutes OFF Your Life
Posted: September 28th, 2011 | Author: M.Aaron Silverman | Filed under: Kiss My . . ., Science News | Tags: Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, David Dunstan, Dr Lennert Veerman, Get Out of the House, Kiss My . . ., Love and other Drugs, medicine, No Sh_t Sherlock, School of Population Health, Socially Engineered, Television, TV, University of Queensland | No Comments »
If estimates are correct, then TV viewing is in the same league as smoking and obesity! In a new study into the healthy habits of couch potatoes, a University of Queensland study has compared watching television to smoking and similar unhealthy habits.
This comes on the back of a study last year with similar findings, do we sense a theme? Dr Veerman from Queensland Universitys School of Population Health says that the small proportion of people who watch six – or more – hours of television a day would reduce their lifespan by almost 5 years.
Each hour of TV you watch could cut 22 minutes from your lifespan,Veerman’s study has found.
Dr Lennert Veerman, from the School of Population Health at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, and colleagues, report their findings today in the British Journal of Sports Medicine :: Read the full article »»»»
