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Happiness is a warm … Plasma Tv?
Americans love their TV – and they show to tune in more than four hours a day. (1) In digital cable and satellite reception, hundreds of stations feed directly into the electronic box in your living room or family room. Add the TiVo DVR or feature and you can sit and watch shows on any subject, anytime, anywhere.
Morbid Modern Marvel or Messenger?
Watching TV can be, depending on how to use it. On the one hand, the TV can be educational or entertainment refreshing. You can travel the world, exposed to the delightful ideas and inspire you to learn and try new things.
On the other hand, can become a liability, numbing activity that wastes their productive time and turns in an idle spectator, also known as couch potato "common." Prolonged TV viewing is strongly associated with higher rates of Obesity and type 2 diabetes due to higher energy intake. This is refl ected in consuming more calories consumed during the day – dinner at bedtime snacks (2).
An early influence
It is obvious from the more than 4,000 studies on the effect of TV watching in children that programming starts early in life. A television market everything is geared to the child and many branches in shows for each age group after that. Given that 99% of U.S. households have at least one television – 66% have 3 or more – you have to think in terms of equilibrium (3).
I know that you are aware of the results of excessive television viewing on children: lack of physical activity of playing outdoors, time spent on sports organized, music and art, the lack of time for reading and family dinners. But are you aware that these same effects can be observed in adults in future life?
The Adult Stage
Yes, we regret the impact of television and video games in our youth, but recent studies show alarming trends in older adults as well. The relationship between television viewing and health in general indicate that a greater amount of time TV definitely correlated with overweight, high cholesterol and blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome (4).
By contrast, A study of women who watched less than 10 hours of television a week and took a brisk 30 minute walk every day showed a 30% reduction in obesity and the incidence of 43% less diabetes (5). It is significant also that these same women limit their exposure to all junk food ads that air regularly on national television!
The happiness factor
One of the most amazing studies that I read in TV audience was conducted by sociologists at the University of Michigan and was published in December 2008 in Social Indicators Research. He concluded that people unhappy view TV much more – at least 20% more – that happy people do. (6.7) Why?
It truly happy people get more pleasure from activities and hobbies as reading and socialization. "Television really does not seem to satisfy people in the long run how participation social or reading a newspaper does, "says the University of Maryland sociologist John P. Robinson, co-author and a pioneer in time-use studies." It more passive and can provide escape – especially when the news is as depressing as the economy itself. The data suggests that the habit of TV can offer short pleasure term at the expense of long-term discomfort. "(8)
Coping with hard times
We are currently in the grip of economic recession has resulted in long-term unemployment and more downtime for many Americans. Vegetating in front of the television can be a way to fill the time previously spent working. But while it may seem a natural turn of events, I wanted to share this research with you to let you know which is probably not the most productive.
Stay active, my friend. Visit with family and friends, reading the newspaper and other publications that interest you. Limit TV viewing to your favorite programs that provide recreation absolutely true. And always remember – before making any changes to your exercise, diet or supplement program, please consult your family doctor personal guidance.
Sources:
- Eberhart-Phillips, Jason: "Is your TV killing you slowly?" Chronic Disease Control, Division of Public Health, Alaska, November 10, 2003
- Bowman, SA, television viewing characteristics of adults: correlations to eating practices and overweight and health status, "Preventive Chronic Disease, Vol 3: No. 2, April 2006
- Herr, Norman, "Television and Health, The Sourcebook for Science Education, "csun.edu / Science / Health
- Williams, MS, Raynor, HA, Ciccolo JT, "A review of the use of television and its association with health outcomes in adults ", American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, Vol 2, No 3, 250-259 (2008)
- Bowman, SA, television viewing characteristics of adults: correlations to eating practices and overweight and health status, chronic prevention
Disease, Vol 3: No. 2, April 2006 - Tickner, Neil, "Unhappy people watching TV, reading Happy People and socialize, "University of Maryland, 2005
- Tickner, Neil, "Unhappy people Watch TV, Read Happy People / Socializing "University of Maryland, 2005
- Tickner, Neil, "Unhappy people watching TV, reading and socializing Happy People", University of Maryland, 2005
About the Author
Dr. Blankstein has been practicing for over 30 years as a leading Cardiologist. Trained in traditional medicine and Board Certified in both Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, he knows the importance of good medical care. This consideration has allowed him to discover safe and natural ways of healing. His dedication to bringing the latest and best in health solutions to his patients and the public has given him the experience to research and develop proven natural remedies for many illnesses.
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