Too Much TV Ups Risk of Death, Cardiovascular Events

Bullsh*t.

People who spend two hours or more a day in front of a screen during their leisure time--primarily watching television--have more than double the risk of cardiovascular events over four years compared with those who spend less than two hours a day in front of a screen, even after adjustment of the findings for physical activity, new research shows.

This is the first study to examine the relationship between screen-based entertainment time and nonfatal cardiovascular events, lead author Dr Emmanuel Stamatakis (University College London, UK) told heartwire . The results also show a 50% increased risk of all-cause mortality for those who sit in front of a screen for four hours or more a day compared with those spending less than two hours on this activity.

I think there is a direct message from our research, which is that there should be a cutoff of two hours daily screen time as a maximum during leisure hours.
The results, say Stamatakis, are important. "This is a new research area, which has attracted attention only in the past 18 months to two years, but it has implications both for public-health recommendations and clinical guidelines. I think there is a direct message from our research, which is that there should be a cutoff of two hours daily screen time as a maximum during leisure hours." In fact, such guidance already exists for children in Australia, he says, adding that it could now be extended to apply to adults. And recommendations for adults in the UK and the US [3] "do make references to sitting and TV," he notes, "but they don't set a threshold."

It it not the fault of TV.

It has nothing to do with TV.

It only has to do with Calories.

If someone spent a whole life in front of the tube and consumed the same number of Calories as they burned, they would not gain a single ounce.