The Dec 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine reported that people who cut their TV time by half burned 119 more calories per day on an average.
This is definitely an interesting study. Reducing the time spent in front of the TV has the potential to improve a person's activity level, said Dr Jennifer Otten in the online edition of Stanford Medicine. She is the lead author of a study that determines how reduced TV viewing can affect calories consumed, energy used, body weight, time spent sleeping and the balance between calorie ingestion and activity in obese and overweight adults. This study was conducted at the University of Vermont.
Dr Otten also said that the more time one spent in front of the TV, the higher the chances they have to suffer from obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Obviously one contributing factor is the sedentary lifestyle.
So, health tip for today - press the red button and go out for a walk.
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