Middle-aged TV watchers hit with urgent warning as California study unveils ominous brain risk - New York Post
A University of Southern California study suggests that frequent television viewing during middle age is linked to structural brain changes. Researchers found that heavy TV consumption correlates with reduced brain volume and increased markers of cognitive decline.
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It highlights potential long-term neurological risks associated with sedentary lifestyle habits common in modern middle-aged populations.
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The idea of TV rotting your brain is apparently not just an old wives tale. Spending too much time watching TV in middle age may literally shrink the brain, increasing the risk of dementia and other complications, according to researchers at the University of Southern California.
This screen-induced cerebral shrinkage was detailed in a study in Alzheimer’s and Dementia: Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association
To determine how TV binges affect the middle-aged brain, the researchers analyzed data on 1,700 middle-aged adults who joined the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study — a long term US population survey of heart and brain health — between 1987 and 1989.
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