News and Opinion
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Television daily limit called “ unrealistic “
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- Published on Tuesday, 14 June 2011
Dr Aric Sigman, British Psychological Society, has proposed limits to TV hours – with under-3yr olds banned from any TV - after looking at potential health risks of TV. He states, for instance, that at age 75 the average Brit will have spent more than “ twelve years “ in from of the “box “. An average 6yr old will have spent 1yr “ viewing “
NOF’s chairman, Professor David Haslam, has responded by saying that it is a sedentary lifestyle – rather than TV watching – that is the root cause of obesity. Watching too much TV is one of the many, many factors that cause ill health. A ban does not reflect real life at all. Snacking whilst being sedentary just adds to the problem.