Every hour of TV watching may take 22 minutes off your life

Aug 16 2011 Published by under Ramblings

I guess I need to build a TV-watching treadmill too… 🙂

Every hour spent watching TV, DVDs and videos as an adult reduces life expectancy by almost 22 minutes, a study suggests.And viewing TV for an average of six hours a day can cut short your life by five years.The research claims that a sedentary lifestyle is as bad for health as smoking and obesity, because of the dangers posed by inactivity and the greater opportunities it offers for unhealthy eating.

via TV watching: Every hour takes 22 minutes off your life | Mail Online.

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