Watching TV Can Make You Fat
I knew I shouldn't have binged on those Real Housewife shows. All that drama and name-calling and bitchiness. Not to mention the ones who hated each other. But now there's a reason it's a good idea to turn off these shows. A new study says they can make you gain weight. According to newswise.com, the study finds that fast-paced television programs might lead people to eat twice as much food. “More stimulating programs that are fast paced and include many camera cuts, really draw you in and distract you from what you’re eating,” said lead author Aner Tal, post-doctoral researcher at the Cornell Food and Brand Lab at newswise.com. “They can make you eat more because you’re paying less attention to how much you are putting in your mouth.” An increasing amount of research shows an association between TV viewing and higher food consumption and a more sedentary lifestyle. I have to admit the housewives make me depressed -- all that money a...