Another reason to keep your children from developing the TV habit: Children who watch more than two hours of TV a day are twice as likely to be obese and suffer high blood pressure, say researchers. A U.S. study found those glued to the screen for between two and four hours a day were 2.5 [...]

Researchers at the University of Florida confirm that obesity reduces an individual’s lifespan: Super-size meals and a sedentary lifestyle shorten the lifespan of the obese and cost the U.S. taxpayer billions in Medicare expenditures, a study found. Lead study author Zhou Yang of the University of Florida said he found an elderly person who is [...]