April 08, 2025

How Limiting TV Can Save Your Heart - AI Podcast

10 minutes

Story at-a-glance

Spending more than two hours a day watching TV increases your heart disease risk by 12%, even if you have low genetic risk for Type 2 diabetes
Limiting television viewing to less than one hour daily cuts heart disease risk, even in people with high genetic risk for Type 2 diabetes, according to new research
Each extra hour of daily TV time raises your chances of developing heart disease by 3%, building up dangerous plaque in your arteries over time
Watching TV displaces physical activity, encourages junk food and alcohol consumption, and leads to sluggish blood flow and dangerous clot formation
Reducing your TV time and moving more helps prevent heart disease, no matter your genetics — sitting less is a simple, powerful daily change

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By Dr. Mercola

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April 08, 2025

10 minutes

Story at-a-glance

Spending more than two hours a day watching TV increases your heart disease risk by 12%, even if you have low genetic risk for Type 2 diabetes
Limiting television viewing to less than one hour daily cuts heart disease risk, even in people with high genetic risk for Type 2 diabetes, according to new research
Each extra hour of daily TV time raises your chances of developing heart disease by 3%, building up dangerous plaque in your arteries over time
Watching TV displaces physical activity, encourages junk food and alcohol consumption, and leads to sluggish blood flow and dangerous clot formation
Reducing your TV time and moving more helps prevent heart disease, no matter your genetics — sitting less is a simple, powerful daily change

...more