MEXICO CITY (13 / DIC / 2015) .- The researchers believe that the relationship TV – obesity is real, and explain to say that people who spend their time watching television perform less physical activity, but especially because they tend to consume more calories per day than recommended (two thousand adults), and because they are prone to marketing food unhealthy and sugary drinks through commercials on the screen. At that details some conditions that could diminish the quality of life of people, evils that might even shorten it.
– Diabetes Type 2 A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, confirms that for every two additional hours spent watching television, the risk of developing type 2 diabetes increases 20 %. The study notes that remain for several hours sitting generates harmful changes in insulin sensitivity and fat metabolism. It also promotes inactivity viewers they should walk about 500 thousand steps a day, they stop.
-Diseases heart. The heart also suffers consequences to see several hours of television. For every two additional hours of staying in front of this unit, the risk of a heart disease increased 15%.
-having tired. Saffra Norman, chairman of ophthalmology at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, confirms that view television several hours cause eyestrain and headaches. These symptoms are heightened when watching TV with the lights off. Although eyestrain this is not a serious problem, a measure to avoid this is to reduce the hours you spend in this hobby and rest your eyes while commercials are transmitted
-. Reduction . fertility A study by Harvard University shows that men who spend more than 20 hours sitting in front of television recorded a reduction of 44% of sperm; . whereas men working 15 hours a week have a higher count
-. Problems in the relationship A study of Albion College in Michigan reveals that relationship could be jeopardized if the couple sees many television. When a person idealizes his life as seen in the television series, the possibility of actually experience
reduces
-.. It shortens the lifespan Watch TV over three hours a day increases by 13% the risk of death from any cause or for the development of cardiovascular disease and diabetes, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
– Promotes childhood obesity . When children have no limits when it comes to watching television are more likely to develop obesity, according to a study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
-. Promotes junk food . According to a study published in the Archives of Pediatrics & amp; Adolescent Medicine, revealed that children who watch television every day after school eat more sweets and sugary drinks, which decreases the possibility of eating fruits and vegetables
-. Affects quality of sleep. A study by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, whose main office is in Darien, Illinois, said that watching television programs before bed can reduce deep sleep and cause damage to the health .
No matter the age, the consequences of spending many hours watching TV are the same and the effect can occur over time. The challenge is to begin to cultivate healthy habits. This includes limited to less than two hours a day watching your favorite programs. You can invest your time in other activities: reading, playing board games, engage in household arrangements in closets, pantries, etc. And outdoors, as gymnastics, walking, jogging, bicycling, etc.
The connection between television and the disease is not a mystery. Watch TV consumes time that could be spent walking and exercise, or even to move a little. It has also been linked to unhealthy diets, including consuming too much sugar, soft drinks, processed foods and snacks; food, perhaps not coincidentally, are often in TV commercials.
Moreover, some studies suggest that prolonged sitting, beyond its impact on dietary habits and exercise can cause metabolic alterations that contribute to unhealthy cholesterol levels and obesity.
Across the Atlantic, in Spain, the average television consumption is four hours a day. Researchers and sociologists refer to the ” low levels of physical and high levels of TV consumption during youth and adulthood activity associated with worse cognitive performance to reach middle age. ” In particular, these behaviors are associated with having a speed slower information processing and cognition but as could memorize a phone and follow the thread of a conversation with distractions. Compared with other subjects who were themselves active and saw little television, the most sedentary had twice as likely to get poor results in different tests to measure the fitness of the brain.
In this sense, shows critical Professor at the University of Zaragoza Juan Ramón Barrada: ” The elaborate studies are good, but do not guarantee that problems will not boot from the source. ” ” We do not know who performed low physical activity and had lower cognitive ability at age 25 (average age in the first data). Maybe they were already different at that age, ” argues Barrada, who was not involved in the study who specializes in psychological measurement and assessment.
How to decrease screen time
For some children, reduce the time of screen time to 2 hours per day can be difficult, because television can form a large part of their daily routine. However, you can help by telling them how sedentary activities affect your overall health. Talk to them about what they can do to be healthier
To decrease screen time.
-Remove The TV or computer in the bedroom of her son No
allows watching TV during meals or when they
tasks
No let your child eat while watching television or using the computer
-not leave the TV on as background noise. Instead, turn on the radio or have no background noise
-Decida what programs look ahead and turn off the TV when the programs are finished
-Sugiera other activities as a family board game, a puzzle or go for a walk
-Keep track of how much time is spent in front of screens. Try to spend the same amount of time active
a good model as being
-Be father. Reduce your own screen time in front of 2 hours per day
If it’s hard not to have the TV on, try using sleep function so that it turns off automatically
-Rete his family to spend a week without watching TV or other activity of screen time. Find activities to do with your time that you take to move and burn energy.
McLuhan to date, thousands of communication experts, journalists, researchers, psychologists, sociologists and scholars of cybernetics and causes have produced billions of pages pouring generous versions and trying to overcome the existing problems.
But the issue is still there. Television as we know it will disappear in 50 or 60 years, but humanity will continue to put all your senses on social networks and new and very modern artifacts that will attract and make you happy virtually. This invention
pernicious in the first half of the 20th century, called television, modulate the behavior of humanity for hundreds of years.
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