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." （點擊《每日電訊報》查看原文）

看1小時電視折壽22分鐘

???????據(jù)英國《每日電訊報》報道，專家警告，每天花一個小時看電視，會少活22分鐘。

???????新研究表明，每天花6個小時看電視的人比那些喜愛戶外活動的人折壽5年。

???????專家稱，過度沉迷于電視的危險不亞于吸煙和體重超重，這種“久坐的壞習(xí)慣”也是一種“公共健康問題”。

(China.org.cn August 24, 2011)