Be Careful, Watching TV Too Long Can Trigger Heart Disease

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Watching various entertainment programs on television is an activity for some people to get rid of fatigue. However, watching television should not be done excessively, because it affects heart health.

Research published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine reveals that frequent viewing of television results in heart disease in the future. The study involved 4,000 adults aged between 18 and 30.

The initial goal of the study was to find out the long-term risk of watching television against heart attacks and strokes. The results show that every additional hour spent watching television every day could increase the risk ofteger heart disease by 26 percent.

When viewed in a year, the risk of suffering fromappropriation increased to 55 percent and stroke to 58 percent. Quoted from Medical Daily, on Monday, January 20, 2025, Dr Jason Nagata, who conducted the research, said time spent watching television could replace essential activities for the body.

These important activities include exercise, physical activity, and sleep. These three activities play an important role in maintaining health, including heart health.

Although watching television too often and too much can trigger the risk of heart disease, there are also other factors. This factor is lifestyle.

An unhealthy lifestyle such as smoking, poor diet, sparse exercise, and drinking alcohol, further increases the risk of developing heart disease. A high diet of fat, salt, sugar, and cholesterol contributes greatly to the development of heart disease, so it should be avoided.

Thus, keep in mind that you can watch television every day, but with a certain time limit. Don't forget to keep exercising, physically active, and change snacks while watching with healthy foods to reduce the risk of heart disease.