AMERICANS SPEND MORE TIME WATCHING TV THAN SLEEPING
Each day we willingly let a dangerous intruder into our homes. This thief distracts us from our families, influences our children, and steals something precious every night. The outlaw is television and a new report details just how much of our lives we give away to the glowing box.
The Nielsen Company, which tallies ratings and television viewership across the country, recently revealed that American households spent on average 8 hours and 18 minutes per day watching television during the 2007-08 television season. This is a record high since the company began measuring TV watching in the 1950s.
This is significant because, according to the National Sleep Foundation’s Sleep In America Poll, Americans average only 6 hours and 40 minutes sleeping per day. Watching TV does not have positive effects on a person’s health. Though some people treat it as one, it is not a necessity for humans. Sleep is a necessity and is being disregarded in favor of electronic distraction. For the sake of your health and well being, turn the TV off and go to bed.
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