Warning: too much TV is hazardous.Violence, aggression, unsafe sexual attitudes, substance abuse, obesity, and inactivity inactivity Sedentary activity Internal medicine An absence of physical activity and/or exercise, a predictor of obesity. See Couch potato. Physical activity, Vigorous exercise are some of our most devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. social problems. Studies show that excessive television-watching is a prime culprit behind all of these serious issues. And guess what? Watching TV is our most popular pastime--the average American spends 40% of leisure time watching TV, logging in A colloquial term for the process of making the initial record of the names of individuals who have been brought to the police station upon their arrest. The process of logging in is also called booking. an average of more than four hours of TV a day, or two full months of TV a year. This undermines family time and harms reading and academic performance. If nothing else, it is what you aren't doing during all those hours that hurts. See what a week without any television would do in your own life and turn it off during TV Turnoff The TV turnoff network (formerly TV-Free America) is an organization that tries to encourage children and adults to watch less television and so have more time for a healthier life and more community participation. It is a grassroots alliance of many different organisations. week April 23 to 30. For more information visit www.tvturnoff.org. |
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