看電視增加早死風險

美國心臟協會說 看電視增加早死風險 各種原因
American Heart Association says watching TV increases risk of premature death from all causes
January 12, 11:22 AMHealth ExaminerVictoria Nicks

A new study shows that watching television dramatically increases the risk of dying prematurely. Study participants demonstrated that each additional hour spent watching TV increased their risk of dying from heart disease by 18%, and dying prematurely from all other causes by 11%.
一項新研究表明，看電視大大增加過早死亡的風險。研究參與者示範，花在看電視上每增加1小時，死於心髒病的風險增加18％，而過早死亡的所有其它原因是約11％。

研究看電視和健康之間的聯繫
Studying the link between television viewing and health

This study was conducted on nearly 9,000 people in Australia, whose television-watching habits between 1999 and 2000. The participants were then followed through 2006 to determine health outcomes. The study participants were fairly all over the age of 25, and were evenly divided between men (3,846) and women (4,954). Individuals with any history of heart disease were excluded from the study.

過多電視對壽命期望的影響
The effects of excessive TV on life expectancy

By the end of the study in 2006, there had been 284 deaths, 87 of which were due to cardiovascular disease. According to the study, every additional hour spent watching TV resulted in the following risks:
Increased risk of premature death: 11%
Increased risk of death from cancer: 9%
Increased risk of death from heart disease: 18%

In addition, watching more than four hours of TV every day increased the risk of dying from heart disease by 80%, and the risk of dying from all other causes by 46%, over study participants who watched TV for less than two hours per day.

關掉電視以減低健康的風險
Reduce health risks by turning off the television

The results of this study were normalized for all risk factors, including smoking and obesity. This shows that the negative health effects of too much television affect everyone, even those of a healthy weight and non-smokers who exercise regularly. In order to mitigate these risks, avoid too many hours spent in sedentary activity, such as television watching.

American Heart Association

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