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.
..especially cnn
What a releif!
I usually am sitting in front of a computer screeen at night. Never a TV!
“Life Causes Chronic Health Problems, and Invariably Ends in Death.”
-Associated Professional Common Sense Societies
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.
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.
I ditched my TV 6 year ago and I’m much happier!
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.
tv is a great sleep inducer.....especially networks like abcnbccnn, etc
Filling your head with garbage makes for a tossy and turny night... who knew?
And most people who die in car accidents ate carrots within the week before the accident. Therefore, carrots cause car accidents!!
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.