万花筒 2010-01-17&01-18 过度看电视，提防心脏病

Can watching too much TV kill you? There is a new study that suggest while too much too time may not necessarily be fatal.It can,at the very least,be hazardous¹ to your health.Researchers in Australia found that people who watched more than four hours at television a day had an 80% increase risk of death from heart disease and 46% higher risk of premature² death from all causes than people who watched two hours or less.The TV reading company Nelson says the average American spends four and three quarters hours a day in front of a set.The Australian scientists who spend six years tracking the life styles of 8800 adults,say that while watching TV is the most sedentary activity occurring in the home.Anything that requires sitting for long stretches like looking at a computer can be unhealthy.The study's lead researcher says the human body was designed to move not sit for a extended periods of time.His advice move more and more often.

 

For today's Healthy Minute.I'm Christ Paul
 

1 hazardous   

adj.(有)危险的，冒险的；碰运气的

参考例句：

• These conditions are very hazardous for shipping.这些情况对航海非常不利。
• Everybody said that it was a hazardous investment.大家都说那是一次危险的投资。

2 premature   

adj.比预期时间早的；不成熟的，仓促的

参考例句：

• It is yet premature to predict the possible outcome of the dialogue.预言这次对话可能有什么结果为时尚早。
• The premature baby is doing well.那个早产的婴儿很健康。