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  1. 01-12-2010, 03:26 PM #1
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    Default I knew there must be a good reason not to watch television. It's deadly.

    TV time shortens life, study suggests
    Last Updated: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 | 11:04 AM ET


    Australia's Heart Foundation foresees guidelines on sitting less in addition to current physical activity suggestions. (CBC)Spending more time sitting in front of the TV increases the risk of an early death from heart disease, regardless of your weight, researchers in Australia suggest.

    The team followed 3,846 men and 4,954 women, average age 50, who did not have a history of cardiovascular disease.

    For about seven years, researchers monitored blood pressure, cholesterol levels and TV habits.

    Each hour spent sitting in front of the TV per day raised a person's risk of death from cardiovascular disease by 18 per cent and the risk of dying for all causes by 11 per cent, David Dunstan of the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute in Victoria and his colleagues reported in Monday's online issue of the journal Circulation, published by the American Heart Association.
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    That is a huge increase in risk.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Evan
    http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/...3:c0:b29761896

    That is a huge increase in risk.
    thats it i'm going to burn the telly asap, soon as the shed warms up and the beer runs out
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  3. 01-12-2010, 03:30 PM #3
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    18% per hour?

    So in 6 hours you'd be dead?

    I agree, kill your TV.


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    probably also so, for sitting in front of a monitor and posting 28,000 posts

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    I do that when I'm supposed to be sleeping. Doesn't count.
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  6. 01-12-2010, 03:37 PM #6
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    It's not the TV, it's the inactivity.

    That said, I haven't owned a functional television since they dropped Battlebots and tried to turn Junkyard Wars into a drama/reality show.

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    Lasy time I turned one on at the house, there weren't any stations anymore! Oh well. I haven't missed it anyway.
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    I wonder what the percentage is for people who over sleep?

    Also, if you're in front of the boob-tube, you're not exposing yourself to the dangers of the world at large, so there's many many ways to invalidate the data's conclusion.

    Looking at the ER visit thread - being in front of the tv might be safer than the alternatives. I know I wish I hadn't gotten up the day I squished my toes.
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    Let's hope so ... there is not enough natural selection occurring these days!
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  10. 01-12-2010, 04:07 PM #10
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    Lack of sleep has its effects too you know ...

    Quote Originally Posted by Evan
    I do that when I'm supposed to be sleeping. Doesn't count.
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