american heart association

I know what you're thinking. Even if you don't watch TV you're going to die. We're all going to die. Happy New Year!

But a recent study by the Baker IDI Heart and Disease Institute and published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association (which is my second favorite magazine after Cat Fancy) says that the more we watch TV, the greater our risk of dying from all sorts of things. Every hour that we spend in front of the tube increases cardiovascular diseases risk by 18% and cancer by 9%. Overall it's an 11% increase. And these increases are across the board and not affected by heart problems, disease or any other conditions you might already have.