Bloomberg TV Viewing

In the U.S., where two-thirds of all adults are overweight or obese, viewing time is as much as eight hours, Dunstan said.

The finding, published today in the medical journal Circulation, supports studies from the Rochester, Minnesota-based Mayo Clinic showing that watching too much television is one of the biggest contributors to a sedentary lifestyle and weight gain.

Every hour spent sitting idle in front of the television raises the risk of premature death from heart disease by 18 percent, an Australian study found.

Researchers tracked the TV-viewing habits of 8,800 adults and followed them for six years.

Prolonged inactivity, which can raise blood-sugar and cholesterol levels, is to blame for the health effects, not the appliance itself, said David Dunstan, a study author and researcher at Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute in Melbourne.

Researchers tracked the TV-viewing habits of 8,800 adults and followed them for six years.

The finding, published today in the medical journal Circulation, supports studies from the Rochester, Minnesota-based Mayo Clinic showing that watching too much television is one of the biggest contributors to a sedentary lifestyle and weight gain.

Every hour spent sitting idle in front of the television raises the risk of premature death from heart disease by 18 percent, an Australian study found.

Every hour spent sitting idle in front of the television raises the risk of premature death from heart disease by 18 percent, an Australian study found.

Every hour spent sitting idle in front of the television raises the risk of premature death from heart disease by 18 percent, an Australian study found.

They found those who spent four hours daily in front of the tube had an 80 percent greater risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than those who watched the box for less than two hours.

Prolonged inactivity, which can raise blood-sugar and cholesterol levels, is to blame for the health effects, not the appliance itself, said David Dunstan, a study author and researcher at Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute in Melbourne.

Every hour spent sitting idle in front of the television raises the risk of premature death from heart disease by 18 percent, an Australian study found.

The finding, published today in the medical journal Circulation, supports studies from the Rochester, Minnesota-based Mayo Clinic showing that watching too much television is one of the biggest contributors to a sedentary lifestyle and weight gain.

The association was independent of risks such as smoking, obesity and unhealthy diet.

The finding, published today in the medical journal Circulation, supports studies from the Rochester, Minnesota-based Mayo Clinic showing that watching too much television is one of the biggest contributors to a sedentary lifestyle and weight gain.

Prolonged inactivity, which can raise blood-sugar and cholesterol levels, is to blame for the health effects, not the appliance itself, said David Dunstan, a study author and researcher at Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute in Melbourne.

Australians and Britons watch television for an average of three hours a day.

Researchers tracked the TV-viewing habits of 8,800 adults and followed them for six years.

Prolonged inactivity, which can raise blood-sugar and cholesterol levels, is to blame for the health effects, not the appliance itself, said David Dunstan, a study author and researcher at Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute in Melbourne.

The finding, published today in the medical journal Circulation, supports studies from the Rochester, Minnesota-based Mayo Clinic showing that watching too much television is one of the biggest contributors to a sedentary lifestyle and weight gain.

Researchers tracked the TV-viewing habits of 8,800 adults and followed them for six years.

“Avoid sitting for prolonged periods and keep in mind to move more, more often.”

Prolonged inactivity, which can raise blood-sugar and cholesterol levels, is to blame for the health effects, not the appliance itself, said David Dunstan, a study author and researcher at Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute in Melbourne.

Every hour spent sitting idle in front of the television raises the risk of premature death from heart disease by 18 percent, an Australian study found.

The finding, published today in the medical journal Circulation, supports studies from the Rochester, Minnesota-based Mayo Clinic showing that watching too much television is one of the biggest contributors to a sedentary lifestyle and weight gain.

Prolonged inactivity, which can raise blood-sugar and cholesterol levels, is to blame for the health effects, not the appliance itself, said David Dunstan, a study author and researcher at Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute in Melbourne.