Watching TV Before Going to Bed Causes Chronic Health Problems

Natural News ^ | 10-07-09 | Mike Adams

[mlizzy]

(NaturalNews) Television viewing before bed is a significant contributor to chronic health problems, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and presented at the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.



Although most adults need at least seven to eight hours of sleep per night, as many as 40 percent of U.S. adults fail to get this much. Lack of sleep is a major contributor to chronic health problems, including obesity, heart disease and depression.

In an attempt to find easy ways for people to get more sleep, researchers surveyed 21,475 people over the age of 15 on their activities in the two hours immediately before going to sleep and the two hours immediately after waking up. They found that most people went to work within two hours of waking up, while nearly 70 percent spent at least part of the two hours before bed watching television ... more...

[mlizzy]

And on another note ... An Anti-Ugly Vaccine?

[Tax-chick]

... people were significantly more likely to set their bedtime based on TV schedules rather than sleepiness or a need to get up at a certain hour. "They just wait till the show ends" before going to sleep, researcher Mathias Basner said.

Not surprising, once they mention it. It's not that watching TV per-se affects sleep, but that people don't go to bed because they're watching TV.

[Doogle]

..especially cnn

[ET(end tyranny)]

Exactly. It isn’t that tv is bad, just that people don’t turn the tv off early enough.

[earlJam]

What a releif!

I usually am sitting in front of a computer screeen at night. Never a TV!

[mlizzy]

Seems cats, however, are not similarly affected.

[mlizzy]

What a releif! I usually am sitting in front of a computer screeen at night. Never a TV!

LOL. Me too!

[Jack Hammer]

“Life Causes Chronic Health Problems, and Invariably Ends in Death.”

-Associated Professional Common Sense Societies

[boomop1]

How about listening to Mark Levin? It is a healthy addiction.

[Bad Jack Bauer]

My wife and I leave the TV on all night. We will occassionally (a couple of nights a week) wake each other in the middle of the night for sex. Neither of us like relations completely in the dark. Doing this does wonders for restful sleep.

[Repeal The 17th]

Misleading headline alert...
The article does not say the health problems are caused
from watching tv before going to bed,
but from not getting enough sleep due to staying up late to watch tv.

[IrishPennant]

Methinks this little box at my fingertips is far more responsible for poor health then the TV...

[MAD-AS-HELL]

The research failed to mention that it’s only when the channel is on MSNBC, CNN, ABC, NCB, and ABC. With Fox on, people actually tend to become healthier.

[ryan71]

I ditched my TV 6 year ago and I’m much happier!

[mlizzy]

Oh my gosh! Who snuck in and snapped a photo?:)

[Pravious]

Why is it when these well-paid “researchers” come up with some nonsense like this the end result is ALWAYS to attempt to take something enjoyable out of our lives (”it’s for your own good!”).

Is the Nanny State going to now demand that all TV cease after 10:30 P.M. (save for a test pattern of Our Dear Leader, of course, and maybe an Obama “quote of the day”) so we can all be assured of a good night’s sleep (so that we can toil more productively for The State the following day)? Yay! What fun!

The additional sleep will also guarantee we down fewer cups of coffee... which (they say) is bad for us, TOO.

[KeyLargo]

[The Wizard]

tv is a great sleep inducer.....especially networks like abcnbccnn, etc

[Starboard]

How about listening to Mark Levin?

Most Friday nights we drive to our favorite pub and listen to Mark on the way. Sometimes we just sit in the parking lot listening to him, causing us to miss part of happy hour!

[mlizzy]

Why is it when these well-paid “researchers” come up with some nonsense like this the end result is ALWAYS to attempt to take something enjoyable out of our lives (”it’s for your own good!”).

Nah, that's not it. This post is from a site that's on the side of the patriot. The reason you want more sleep (and not be drowsy) is so you can FIGHT our dear leader and his administration (not to mention big-pharma) soon after rising (and for the rest of the day) ... at least that's my take on it ...

[Starboard]

Funny post! How long can it be before we start seeing warning lables on TVs about the dangers of sleep deprivation? LOL.

[IrishPennant]

I think it was two kids dressed as a hooker and a pimp...but not sure.

[KeyLargo]

[HiTech RedNeck]

Filling your head with garbage makes for a tossy and turny night... who knew?

[SW6906]

And most people who die in car accidents ate carrots within the week before the accident. Therefore, carrots cause car accidents!!

[toomuchcoffee]

“wake each other in the middle of the night for sex. “

TMI!

[mad_as_he$$]

Hell TV sucks so bad these days I turn it off earlier and earlier. Thank goodness for Tivo and on demand.

[mlizzy]

My wife and I leave the TV on all night. We will occassionally (a couple of nights a week) wake each other in the middle of the night for sex. Neither of us like relations completely in the dark. Doing this does wonders for restful sleep.



No argument there! And in addition to proper amounts of sleep, solid diet and daily exercise for one's health, essential oils rock! ... here and here.

[Ditter]

They didn't mention laying in bed for several hours while watching tv before turning it off and going to sleep. We only have one tv set and it is in our bedroom. I never remember the end of any program I watch after the 10:pm news because I fall asleep before it is over.

[hdstmf]

The link to the full story is broken so I’ll just have to make an educated guess.

The study was funded by a government grant to a university professor. He/she/it used their graduate students to compile the data which supported the predetermined opinion. Detailed expense reports would shown how much was spent on beer and pizza while they watched late night tv. Unfortunately those records were accidently shredded. Other records showed the poor tv programming actually puts people to sleep rather than keeping them awake. That includes day and night time tv. Those records were also accidently shredded.

The study was probably funded under the stimulus plan. The professor slept well while the students were kept out of trouble. Of course there were some problems at the bars where they watched tv and conducted surveys of patrons in varying states of awareness. That status applied to the surveyers and the surveyees.

[mlizzy]

[mlizzy]

The link to the full story is broken so I’ll just have to make an educated guess.

Only the link buried under the word more is broken ... the other two work ... (solly, no edit key on FreeRepublic) ... but here's that link again ...

Clicky here ... this one works.

[mlizzy]

I think it was two kids dressed as a hooker and a pimp...but not sure.

LOL. You have a great sense of humor. (Anything to do with being Irish?) -- On a related note, my family is at the ND game today. Go Irish!

[ET(end tyranny)]

Hell TV sucks so bad these days I turn it off earlier and earlier. Thank goodness for Tivo and on demand.

Yeah, I usually look for a good comedy like Frasier. A good laugh before bedtime works wonders. Like you said, the newer shows stink.