Advisory Board February 26, 2025

According to a study published in JAMA, watching TV for more than two hours a day could reduce your chance of healthy aging.

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For the study, researchers took data from more than 45,000 women who participated in the Nurses Health Study. All nurses were aged 50 or older in 1992 and were free of chronic illnesses.

In the original study, nurses answered questions about their sitting and standing habits — both at home and at work — as well questions about their overall health.

Over the course of 20 years or until some participants had died, researchers followed up with them on their time sitting at work, at home watching television, and the...

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