Thursday, December 8, 2011

Is TV good for you?



Is watching TV a good thing? Or a bad thing? Watching TV obviously isn't the best thing to do to waste time, but it also affects heart disease. Researchers have found that every hour of TV watched per day increases your risk of dying by 18% from cardiovascular disease. Also, TV also increases your risk of dying from any other cause by 11 % and 9% is increased for the risk of dying from cancer. According to the examination by the American Heart association of the results of the Australian diabetes, obesity and lifestyle study, 87 people died from cardiovascular disease and 125 people died of cancer in just 6 years.

How can you prevent a greater risk of dying? There are several possiblities to live a healthier life, but an important aspect is to exercise. Instead of sitting at home and watching TV for several hours, people should exercise at least 3 times a week. TV commercials have changed a lot throughout the past years, and they now advertise more food commercials than before. With people watching TV, more and more food commercials are appearing which affect the eating styles of several people.

3 comments:

Julia Prescott said...
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Julia Prescott said...

Hey Jessica
Your blog seems really interesting and fun to read. It is cool to see your statistics on how much TV effects us. How much do you watch tv? Do different kinds of tv's affect us more? Would you consider yourself at risk? Great job on the facts and great blog.

Julia

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