Watching TV shortens lifespan, study shows

Monday, January 11, 2010 - 22:56 in Health & Medicine

Australian researchers find that each hour a day spent in front of television is linked with an 18% greater risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and an 11% greater risk of all causes of death. Watching television for hour upon hour obviously isn't the best way to spend leisure time -- inactivity has been linked to obesity and heart disease. But now a...

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