TV time tied to diabetes, death

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 08:10 in Health & Medicine

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – People who spend more hours in front of the television are at greater risk of dying, or developing diabetes and heart disease, with even two hours of television a day having a marked effect, according to a U.S. study. Every day, U.S. residents spend an average of 5 hours watching television, while Australians and some Europeans log 3.5 to 4 hours a day, said researchers led by Frank Hu, at the Harvard School of Public Health… Read more here

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