People who watch more than 4 hours of TV per day are twice as likely to be obese

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People who watch more than 4 hours of television per day are twice as likely to be obese as people who watch less than 2 hours according to a new paper. 2-4 Hours vs 2 Hour or Less

Those watching 2-4 hours are 31% more likely to be obese

Those who watch 2-4 hours per day are 31 percent more likely to be obese than those who watch less than 2 hours per day, whereas those who watch 4 hours or more per day are 102 percent more likely (twice as likely) to be obese.

 

Adults 20-74

Data from men and women 20-74 years-old

The data was from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) done in 1999-2002 taken of adults 20- to 74-years-old.

REFERENCE

Sun S, Empie M. Lack of findings for the association between obesity risk and usual sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in adults - a primary analysis of databases of csfii-1989-1991, csfii-1994-1998, NHANES iii, and combined NHANES 1999-2002. Food Chem Toxicol. 2007 Feb 17.

AUTHOR’S CORRESPONDENCE

Sam Z. Sun
Regulatory, Nutritional and Scientific Affairs Group
James R. Randall Research Center
Archer Daniels Midland Company
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Decatur, IL 62521, USA
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