Watching TV is so harmful! Can I still watch TV?

June 30, 2019 / BIOON / - the warning to watch TV is as old as TV itself, but how bad is it? Many studies have pointed out that there is a correlation between sedentary lifestyles and the amount of time spent watching TV, which may be harmful to health Photo source: according to a 25 year study published in JAMA psychiatry, https://cn.bing.com, young people who watch TV for more than three hours a day and lack exercise are more likely to have cognitive problems in middle age According to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, watching TV for more than three hours also doubles the risk of early death compared to watching TV for an hour or less a day According to a study in the journal Circulation, people who watch TV five hours or more a day are more than twice as likely to die of pulmonary thrombosis as people who watch TV two and a half hours a day Again, it's probably due to sitting still while watching TV How to solve these problems? There is a two pronged approach Reduce the time spent watching TV to one to two hours, and increase the moderate intensity exercise time to 60 to 75 minutes per day According to a study published in the lancet, this does not completely eliminate the increased risks associated with watching TV, but it certainly reduces those risks It also helps to find more sport oriented pastimes to replace watching TV at other times Remember, health risks come from watching TV for a long time day after day If you don't watch a TV play for most of the week, it shouldn't be too harmful to watch a TV play once in a while Do 15 minutes of exercise or stretching between episodes and resist the urge to chew high calorie foods while watching Reference: just how harmful is TV for your health?