[The Electrician]

I used to know someone who swore that if you ate your meals while standing up, you would get fat legs.

(Think about that. Yeah, I know.)

Maybe there’s something to that after all... :-)

[rockinqsranch]

From the Article: “It has been known for some time that people who watch hours of TV a day tend to be at higher risk of becoming overweight or obese, and stupid.”

That is more like it.

[hinckley buzzard]

It has been known for some time that people who watch hours of TV a day tend to be at higher risk of becoming overweight or obese.

Does that mean that reading for hours a day tends to make people fat also?

[Mugwump]

Sitting is the new smoking.

[DuncanWaring]

Gain weight without eating?

The Law of Conservation of Mass says that’s impossible.

[rwfromkansas]

I watch a lot of TV at night, so this isn’t good for me I’m sure.

[Question Liberal Authority]

We need warning labels on sofas and a Federal tax on “luxury chairs”. Then we need to haul La-Z-Boy’s CEO in front of Congress and get him to admit that he purposely made the chairs addictive and directed advertisements toward children. Then there needs to be a class action lawsuit for billions of dollars in damages, with the money going toward health care. It’s for the children.

[Larry Lucido]

Does this apply to “fooling around” positions too?

[aruanan]

Couch potatoes gain weight without eating

Misleading title. Watching TV has long been known (well over a decade) to result in a decreased metabolic rate. That results in less energy being burned which results in more energy being stored for the same amount of nutrient intake.

[loungitude]

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[bgill]

IOW, sleep standing up and you won’t get fat.