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5 Five Harmful Effects Of Watching Tv
No one has ever claimed that Television viewing can make a person hale and hearty. A spate of recent studies has claimed that more a person watches TV, the more he or she is likely to have a host of health problems. We don't want to accept the reality nevertheless television viewing for long hours can put a person's health at risk and can even cause death at an early age.
How To Stop Kids From Watching TV: 10 Steps
Trying to spend more hours at a time viewing television can definitely hurt your health over a period of time. Watching two to six episodes of a show in one go, also known as binge watching poses many health risks as remaining chair bound for long hours of time can unquestionably lead to weight gain and heart disease.
Here are some of the health effects of watching TV and how it is associated with few physical and mental problems.
Increased
Risk
Of
Type
2
Diabetes
If
a
person
is
glued
to
the
tube
for
over
two
hours
per
day,
there
are
chances
of
him/her
developing
type
2
diabetes.
It
has
been
suggested
that
the
risk
of
getting
type
2
diabetes
increases
by
around
20%.
Cutting
back
on
TV
watching
can
reduce
the
risk
of
not
only
type
2
diabetes
but
also
the
risk
of
premature
mortality.
Obesity
Various
studies
have
revealed
that
watching
television
is
linked
to
weight
gain
and
obesity.
It
is
no
secret
that
TV
watching
is
tied
to
obesity.
Sedentary
lifestyle
can
have
a
significant
impact
on
health
because
you
expend
less
energy
when
you
are
slumped
down
in
a
chair
than
when
you're
on
your
feet
or
just
walking
around.
Mood
Disorders
Sleep
is
important
because
it
allows
your
brain
to
recover
from
the
rigors
of
the
day.
At
night,
while
watching
TV
in
a
dimly
lit
room,
the
exposure
to
the
glowing
TV
screen
may
prompt
changes
in
the
brain
which
eventually
brings
about
mood
disorders
such
as
depression.
Experts believe that watching late night Television can leave viewers in a state of physiological arousal. It can keep the viewers in a state of sharp alertness which prevents them to fall asleep with ease.
Damaged
Brain
Watching
too
much
of
television
would
alter
the
structure
of
a
kid's
brain
in
a
destructive
way.
Researchers
have
found
that
children's
prolonged
television
viewing
can
cause
weighty
alterations
in
the
brain.
According
to
a
Japanese
study
conducted
with
276
children
(age
groups
13
and
18)
the
MRI
brain
scans
of
kids
had
increased
amounts
of
grey
matter
around
the
front
polor
cortex.
This
proves
the
negative
health
effects
of
watching
TV
as
it
shows
lower
verbal
intelligence.
Sperm
Count
Gets
Depleted
Binge
watching
regularly
have
substantial
impact
on
men's
fertility.
Men
who
have
the
habit
of
sprawling
over
the
couch
for
20
hours
watching
television
will
have
less
sperm
count
than
those
who
watched
less
of
it.
Men
who
took
time
to
exercise
for
15
hours
in
5
weeks
had
73
percent
higher
sperm
count
than
those
who
watched
TV.
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