TV and Early Death?

<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">A study linking TV time with years of life lost allows me an opportunity to distinguish between population level results and individual factors.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The study is out of Australia and I have NOT reviewed it. Listening to Brian Williams report that watching TV was as bad on our health and longevity as smoking and obesity, gave me pause.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is not <i>watching TV</i> as much as what we might be doing while watching TV.  This could include spending too much time on our bottoms and/or eating junk food. However, if you are watching TV while walking on your treadmill (and not eating chips)- it would likely extend your life.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Just things to consider. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Whereas, being obese and smoking have physical consequences in and of themselves,  watching TV is only (i expect) detrimental because of what we do or do not do because of it.</span></div><br />

TV and Early Death?

A study linking TV time with years of life lost allows me an opportunity to distinguish between population level results and individual fact...

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