Study: An hour of TV can shorten your life by 22 minutes

Health | 206989 hits | Aug 16 10:16 am | Posted by: DanSC

After the age of 25, watching 60 minutes of television is like smoking two cigarettes, researchers find.

Comments

by DanSC
Tue Aug 16, 2011 5:17 pm
No word if sitting and reading a book also shortens your life

/blatantly taken from the comments.
by Toner
Tue Aug 16, 2011 5:57 pm
Being forced to watch some shows, however, makes it seem like time has slowed to a crawl, much like when in-laws come over
by andyt
Tue Aug 16, 2011 6:22 pm
"Toner" said
Being forced to watch some shows, however, makes it seem like time has slowed to a crawl, much like when in-laws come over

Who's forcing you? Anyway, by Dunbar's theory you will feel like you're living longer.
by martin14
Tue Aug 16, 2011 6:26 pm
I dont have a TV, I'm gonna live forever !!!
by BartSimpson
Tue Aug 16, 2011 6:35 pm
According to this I died fourteen years ago.
by desertdude
Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:20 pm
^^^

Thats exactly what I was going to say. I should have been dead long time ago ! Specially since I got the high speed net connection as I'll be streaming on show all the while there is something on cable aswell.

Who says men can't multitask !
by Proculation
Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:37 pm
well, we already knew it. This hour has 22 minutes... (less to your life).
by jeff744
Wed Aug 17, 2011 12:05 am
I wonder how they proved this one.
by ShepherdsDog
Wed Aug 17, 2011 12:43 am
"BartSimpson" said
According to this I died fourteen years ago.

Another serving of braaaaaaaainzzzz, Bart?
by G-prime
Wed Aug 17, 2011 3:40 am
Man, now that they mention it, every time I watch a movie, I seem to lose about 2 hours of my life..

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