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Television Viewing Harmful for Brain Fitness, Studies Show
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] If you watch as much television as many people and yet are concerned about brain fitness - that is, staying efficient, productive, and keeping your brain sharp, especially as you grow older - then you may want to consider cutting back on the quality time you invest sitting in front of the boob tube. The results of numerous research studies are causing lots of people to turn a mean eye towards their television watching habit because of findings of sleep deprivation, weaker self control, lowered self-discipline, higher obesity rates, and worsening overall physical health.