TV addiction increases the risk of blood clots

Experts warn that watching too much TV, causing you to sit for many hours at a time, increases the risk of blood clots forming, causing pulmonary embolism and leading to death.

Sitting in front of the TV for five or more hours a day increases the risk of fatal pulmonary embolism by 100 percent compared with people who watch less than half an hour to two hours a day.

Pulmonary embolism is a condition that occurs when one or more arteries in the lungs become blocked. In most cases, pulmonary embolism is caused by a blood clot that travels to the lungs from another part of the body, which can lead to rapid death if not detected and treated promptly.

Scientists studied 86,000 people over 18 years. The results showed that those at risk were mostly addicted to watching TV, able to sit all day in front of the screen.

Toru Shirakawa, a public health researcher at the Department of Social Medicine at Osaka University in Japan, who led the study, said that watching TV should not be done sitting in one place for a long time, but should occasionally stand up, walk around, and drink water during the program.

Another study found that, instead of sitting in front of the TV all day, taking a daily nap can help regulate blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke.

According to khoahoc.tv