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A group of scientists in Australia has published their findings (via Vulture) linking television watching with shortened life spans. Yikes! But we love TV! If this is true it will be the first time that something that people enjoy indulging in without moderation would turn out to be bad for them. But guys, look at these statistics:
Compared with persons who watch no TV, those who spend a lifetime average of 6 h/day watching TV can expect to live 4.8 years (95% UI: 11 days to 10.4 years) less. On average, every single hour of TV viewed after the age of 25 reduces the viewer’s life expectancy by 21.8 (95% UI: 0.3–44.7) min.
And also:
Conclusions: TV viewing time may be associated with a loss of life that is comparable to other major chronic disease risk factors such as physical inactivity and obesity.
On the one hand, this is pretty sad news for anyone who enjoys unwinding after a long day at the office with a Law & Order: Sexy Victims Unit marathon, which is everyone. Everyone enjoys that. (Fun Fact: Sexy Victims Unit is my grandmother’s favorite of the Law & Order franchises. Now that is a FUN fact!) On the other hand: I AM GOING TO SUE VIDEOGUM FOR ONE MILLION DOLLARS FOR HAZARDOUS WORKING CONDITIONS! You better lawyer up, Scott, because what’s cooler than a million dollars may be a billion dollars but I’m coming for everything which I think is a million dollars. SUSTAINED!
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I would be smug, but I am not sure that being on the internet for 8 hours a day is really any better.
Do Youtube videos of animals being cute count in this study?
No.
Who are these people that have time to watch 6 hours of television per day?!
NOT ALL OF US HAVE “JOBS,” OKAY?
Well if you don’t have a job, then where do you find the time to sit around commenting on Videogum?
Deal with it, Gabe.
Wait…the results are comparable to those of physical inactivity and obesity? HOW COULD THIS BE?
Yeah…it’s almost like it has nothing to do with television at all! Good study with a not-at-all-sensationalist hook right there.
If you really think that television is going to kill you, you must be dreaming.
it seems to me their is a direct corelation between science and obviousness. we should hire someone to do a study.
I nominate Morgan Spurlock.
On the other hand, every hour you spend watching TV is an hour in which you WON’T get struck by lightning or killed in a car accident.
It’s a fair trade off. I mean, would life really be worth living if not for TV?
The uncertainty interval is 95%? Doesn’t that mean the results are essentially meaningless?
That survey failed to mention that it only applies to watching the LOST program on the tv. Other programs are not part of the study.
What about watching Parks and Rec on Netflix Instant? That will make me live forever right?
Yes.
“Tell us how Miracle Whip impacts [sic] your relationship for a chance to win $25,000 for your wedding or divorce.”
I think it’s safe to say that we are all irrevocably doomed.
if your intimate relationships are affected by sandwich condiments…i’m not even sure how to finish that. those are two completely unrelated things.
analogy time:
wedded bliss is to maynonaise as utter confusion is to miracle whip internet advertising.
Unfortunately, I heard this first while watching HLN earlier today. So not only did their reporting of that news item steal valuable seconds of my life I’ll never get back, but I learned that my life LITERALLY was shortened by several seconds WHILE watching it.
Talk about a double whammy.
I assume that this doesn’t apply to watching Doctor Who, since prolonged exposure to the time vortex in the TARDIS surely slows the aging process.
Speaking of Doctor Who, I ordered myself one of those fancy Tardis toys with the sound effects. It arrived yesterday completely defective. I was very disappointed, but the disappointment takes too long to explain to my co-workers.
But Adventure Time makes me feel like a kid again, so maybe it’s a wash?
At least it will be a sweet, entertaining death? Am I right kids? Yes, I’m right.
This sounds like the incredible adventures of the two lazy scientists looking for ways to perform valuable research and watch TV at the same.
E Unibus Pluram.
does this mean i can watch all the tv i want until age 25 before it starts to affect my health?
On average, every single hour of TV viewed after the age of 25 reduces the viewer’s life expectancy by 21.8 min.
Is it reduced a half hour with commercials?
Uh, I am seriously worried about me, you guys. I work in the TV industry… According to the numbers, I am already dead!!!!!!!
I would like to be buried with my television.
Scary it can be compared to major chronic illnesses. I work with Good Days from Chronic Disease Fund, and it is our goal to assist chronic disease sufferers in gaining the treatment they need. We want patients to have good days http://www.gooddaysfromcdf.org/