Beyond The News -- A Daily Commentary From Salem Communications September 06, 2004
TV, Our New Addiction --Michael Medved Parents have begun to run out of excuses when it comes to cutting back on their family's TV habits. A startling new study in the prestigious British medical journal The Lancet shows the amount of television watched as a child is directly linked to the risk of serious health problems as an adult. Kids who watch the tube two hours a day or more between ages of 5 and 15 sharply increase chances of high cholesterol levels, smoking, poor fitness and overweight. Since average American children watch TV for three hours a day--much more than kids in the study--this colossal waste of time clearly contributes to alarming statistics among today's young adults. The international researchers conclude: "Excessive television viewing in young people is likely to have far-reaching consequences for adult health." Parents who pretend that TV is just a harmless indulgence resemble the citizens of previous decades who convinced themselves that smoking did no serious damage. Michael Medved is the host of The Michael Medved Show. (http://www.michaelmedved.com/) Additional Resources: Cut kids' TV 'to protect health' [BBC] (http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolpda/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_3896000/3896093.stm) Copyright 2004 Beyond The News(TM) =================================== Further your education 100% online (http://www.salememail.com/specialoffers/gcu1/) Find the love of your life today (http://www.eharmony.com/core/eharmony?cmd=welcome&ref=901) =================================== If this commentary was forwarded to you, sign up for your own free subscription. (http://www.beyondthenews.com) ____________________SUBSCRIPTION INFO_______________________ * This newsletter is never sent unsolicited. To unsubscribe from this newsletter immediately, simply click on the link below. If this link is not clickable, simply cut and paste it into the address bar of your browser. http://www.salememail.com/unsub/190/1698058.aspx * Copyright C 2004 Salem Web Network and its Content Providers. All rights reserved. 1698058 ____________________________________________________________ TRINITY COLLEGE & SEMINARY OFF CAMPUS & ONLINE Experience Personal & Ministry Growth Through Bible-Focused Degree Programs Associate and Bachelor of Arts Master of Arts, M.Div., Doctor of Arts, Doctor of Ministry http://l.salemweb.net/tcs2003tr/footer/ ____________________________________________________________ Questions or comments can be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/BCfwlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kumpulan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
