Researchers from the University of California and University of San Francisco have uncovered scientific evidence too much TV can lead to foolishness. The researchers found that watching too much can be a bad influence on a person's mental prowess.
Studies involving 3,247 adult volunteers focused in finding a common thread between television viewing habits and cognitive skills of a person. All volunteers were aged between 18-30 years were then categorized based on the time they spend watching television.
Once categorized, the researchers then tested the volunteers verbal ability and speed of information processing volunteers.
Results of the study were also published dalamJAMA Psychiatry Journal showed a significant relationship between the viewing habits and cognitive skills of a person. The study showed that the more often a person watches television, the worse the test results intelligent.
In general, these studies show that older people spend the time to watch, has a risk of a decline in mental function twice as bad. Too much TV and rarely engaged in youth will also make the performance of the information processing someone in midlife to slow down.
It shows too much TV can accelerate aging of cognitive functions, even before entering the middle phase. In addition, the group has a habit of watching too much television and lack of motion activity also shows the results of the most alarming.
"The volunteers are the most a little activity and too much television has the risk of cognitive decline over big," said the researchers in a research report, quoted by the Independent.
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