Your TV Can Kill You! Part 3

All the major TV networks are going to hate me for this.  Hollywood, too.  Why?  Yet another study has been published linking television viewing to type 2 diabetes (T2DM), cardiovascular disease (CVD), and all-cause mortality.  And for those of you who like to push the limit, just how much is too much?  Plan to turn off your TV after 119 minutes each day.  Why?  Every 2 hours of TV viewing a day was linked to 176 cases of T2DM per 100,000 individuals per year, 38 cases of fatal CVD, and 104 deaths from all-causes.  In Europe & Australia, it's reported that their citizens watch 3.5-4hrs daily.  Here in the States, we top that by spending 5hrs on average in front of our televisions.

Of course, one could argue, as I have in other posts, that this data is just observational rather than proof of cause & effect.  That's well & true.  But I find it difficult to understand what there is to be gained from this much viewing.  More importantly, what is the harm in spending significantly less time watching television.  So get off your tail, turn off your TV, and go do something.  Like exercise!  And just in case you need more convincing and missed Part 2 . . .