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TV Watchers Shortening Their Lives

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Terry Graedon

August 18, 2011

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Terry Graedon

August 18, 2011

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Australian researchers have analyzed life expectancy statistics from 11,000 volunteers and concluded that watching television can shorten lifespan. The data suggest that for adults over 25, every hour spent watching TV cuts an average of 22 minutes off life expectancy. Those who watch an average of six hours a day have a life expectancy that is almost 5 years shorter than people who don’t watch TV at all. No one is suggesting that watching television is harmful in itself, but rather that it signals an unhealthy sedentary lifestyle.
[British Journal of Sports Medicine, online August 15, 2011]

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Terry Graedon

Terry Graedon, PhD, is a medical anthropologist and co-host of The People’s Pharmacy radio show, co-author of The People’s Pharmacy syndicated newspaper columns and numerous books, and co-founder of The People’s Pharmacy website. Terry taught in the Duke University School of Nursing and was an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology. She is a Fellow of the Society of Applied Anthropology. Terry is one of the country's leading authorities on the science behind folk remedies.Read Terry's full bio.

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