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 ...