Re: [CGUYS] Time Watching TV Linked to Greater Risk of Death, New Study Says - WSJ.com

2010-01-21 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 11:13 PM, Ranbo ran...@gmail.com wrote: H'.if there reason for the higher death rate is correct wouldn't this also apply to people who sit for prolonged periods in front of computer screens? Sure, if those people did nothing to offset the deleterious effects

Re: [CGUYS] Time Watching TV Linked to Greater Risk of Death, New Study Says - WSJ.com

2010-01-21 Thread Tony B
Sorry, but this makes no sense as written. Don't we all have a 100% chance of death? How can someone have a 101% chance of death? As professional reporters are replaced with amateurs, I'm afraid we're going to be seeing lots more of this type of nonsense in the years to come. In a provocative

Re: [CGUYS] Time Watching TV Linked to Greater Risk of Death, New Study Says - WSJ.com

2010-01-21 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Maybe the wording wasn't tight enough for you, Tony. My chances of death are 100% given enough time. However, I know I should not take risks that are likely to hasten it. Reducing risks reduce the odds of dying sooner. Is that clear enough? Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message-

Re: [CGUYS] Time Watching TV Linked to Greater Risk of Death, New Study Says - WSJ.com

2010-01-21 Thread t.piwowar
On Jan 21, 2010, at 9:46 AM, Tony B wrote: Sorry, but this makes no sense as written. Don't we all have a 100% chance of death? How can someone have a 101% chance of death? As professional reporters are replaced with amateurs, I'm afraid we're going to be seeing lots more of this type of

[CGUYS] Time Watching TV Linked to Greater Risk of Death, New Study Says - WSJ.com

2010-01-20 Thread betty
As seen in Robert L. Park's What's New newsletter at UMd physics site, http://www.bobpark.org/. He comments, Of course, it may be the programming rather than being sedentary that's bad for you. Watching TV Linked to Higher Risk of Death By RON WINSLOW If you're reading this sitting down,

Re: [CGUYS] Time Watching TV Linked to Greater Risk of Death, New Study Says - WSJ.com

2010-01-20 Thread mike
The best part of this study is that American dollars didn't go to this waste of time. On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 5:35 PM, betty b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: As seen in Robert L. Park's What's New newsletter at UMd physics site, http://www.bobpark.org/. He comments, Of course, it may be the

Re: [CGUYS] Time Watching TV Linked to Greater Risk of Death, New Study Says - WSJ.com

2010-01-20 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 7:39 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: The best part of this study is that American dollars didn't go to this waste of time. I am going to suppose that the results of that research are correct. I've also gotta believe that folks who are waaayyy too sedentary are

Re: [CGUYS] Time Watching TV Linked to Greater Risk of Death, New Study Says - WSJ.com

2010-01-20 Thread mike
I love the studies...'we fed rats a dosage of big macs and fries equal to a human eating 54 pounds of the same food on a daily basis for 2 years and found the rats to be quite unhealthy after the experiment. we are studying the results to find out why.' On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 8:40 PM,

Re: [CGUYS] Time Watching TV Linked to Greater Risk of Death, New Study Says - WSJ.com

2010-01-20 Thread Ranbo
H'.if there reason for the higher death rate is correct wouldn't this also apply to people who sit for prolonged periods in front of computer screens? Randall On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 7:35 PM, betty b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: As seen in Robert L. Park's What's New newsletter at UMd