Every hour spent watching TV, DVDs and videos as an adult reduces life expectancy by almost 22 minutes, a study suggests. And viewing TV for an average of six hours a day can cut short your life by five years.
一项研究指出,成年人每看一小时电视、DVD或视频就会减少22分钟的寿命。每天平均看6小时电视会减寿5年。
The research claims that a sedentary lifestyle is as bad for health as smoking and obesity, because of the dangers posed by inactivity and the greater opportunities it offers for unhealthy eating.
该研究称,久坐的生活方式就跟抽烟和肥胖一样有害身体健康。因为久坐会对健康造成威胁,也会增加不良饮食的机率。
The academics conducting the study set out to calculate the overall risk to life expectancy from watching television. Their research involved more than 11,000 people over the age of 25.
学者们开展此项研究的目的是为了估算看电视对寿命的总体风险。他们的研究对象涵盖了年龄在25岁以上的1.1万多人。