So Binge Watching Television Could Cause Early Death

Sorry regular Netflix binge watchers, sounds like watching entire television seasons at once could put you in the grave early.

According to a study by the American Heart Association, adults who watch three or more hours of television a day "double their risk of premature death from any cause."

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Or more specifically, people who watch three hours or more of TV a day are two times more likely to die early than people who watch an hour or less.

"Television viewing is a major sedentary behavior ... Our findings are consistent with a range of previous studies where time spent watching television was linked to mortality," said the AHA.

The study was conducted over the course of 8.2 years by researching 13,284 "young and healthy Spanish university graduates."

To sum things up: if you're going to watch that much TV at least do it while on an elliptical.