Spend one hour in front of the television raises the risk of developing type 2 diabetes at a high rate, according to a recent scientific study recently published cross-site medical US "Health Day News".
• TV increases the risk of obesity and diabetes
The researchers explained that each additional hour spent in front of the TV makes a person more susceptible to diabetes by 3.4 percent, according to research published in the April journal "Dermatological".
However, the people who tried to prevent diabetes through healthy lifestyle change did not reduce their chances of watching TV with the passage of time, which puts them at high risk, according to the study.
Said senior author Andrea Krystal, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh study, the results of the study worrying, because with the passage of time, at least Activity persons and thus are overweight, and more than the number of people at risk for diabetes.
Finally, sitting for long periods in front of the TV can also promotes overeating, in addition to damages on the metabolism, according to David Marred, president of health care and education at the American Diabetes Association.