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January 12th, 2010, 01:50 PM
Couch potatoes have shorter lives: Study
Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:31:37 GMT
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=115983§ionid=3510210
A recent study has shown that watching television more than four hours a day shortens the lifespan in most individuals.
Australian researchers found that individuals who sit for extended period of time will be at higher risk of developing health problems such as cardiovascular disease.
"A lot of the normal activities of daily living that involved standing up and moving the muscles in the body have been converted to sitting," David Dunstan of the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, who led the study, said in a statement.
"For many people, on a daily basis, they simply shift from one chair to another - from the chair in the car to the chair in the office to the chair in front of the television."
The study showed that even healthy-weight individuals might be at a high risk because prolonged sitting intervals have a harmful influence on blood sugar and blood fat levels, Reuters reported.
"The risks associated with prolonged sitting are also not necessarily offset by doing more exercise, because in this study even people who were exercising, if they also watched high amounts of television, they had an increased risk of premature death," DPA quoted Dunstan as saying.
The study excluded people with pre-existing heart disease, considering factors such as smoking, unhealthy diet, excess weight, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:31:37 GMT
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=115983§ionid=3510210
A recent study has shown that watching television more than four hours a day shortens the lifespan in most individuals.
Australian researchers found that individuals who sit for extended period of time will be at higher risk of developing health problems such as cardiovascular disease.
"A lot of the normal activities of daily living that involved standing up and moving the muscles in the body have been converted to sitting," David Dunstan of the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, who led the study, said in a statement.
"For many people, on a daily basis, they simply shift from one chair to another - from the chair in the car to the chair in the office to the chair in front of the television."
The study showed that even healthy-weight individuals might be at a high risk because prolonged sitting intervals have a harmful influence on blood sugar and blood fat levels, Reuters reported.
"The risks associated with prolonged sitting are also not necessarily offset by doing more exercise, because in this study even people who were exercising, if they also watched high amounts of television, they had an increased risk of premature death," DPA quoted Dunstan as saying.
The study excluded people with pre-existing heart disease, considering factors such as smoking, unhealthy diet, excess weight, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.