Researchers say that watching too much TV is as dangerous as smoking or being overweight.

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Scientists say that every hour spent watching television shortens the viewer's life by 22 minutes, the Daily Telegraph reports.

Anyone who spends six hours a day in front of the box is at risk of dying five years sooner than those who enjoy more active pastimes, they claim in a new study.

Researchers say that watching too much TV is as dangerous as smoking or being overweight, and that the "ubiquitous sedentary behavior" should be seen as a "public health problem." （点击《每日电讯报》查看原文）

看1小时电视折寿22分钟

       据英国《每日电讯报》报道，专家警告，每天花一个小时看电视，会少活22分钟。

       新研究表明，每天花6个小时看电视的人比那些喜爱户外活动的人折寿5年。

       专家称，过度沉迷于电视的危险不亚于吸烟和体重超重，这种“久坐的坏习惯”也是一种“公共健康问题”。

(China.org.cn August 24, 2011)