People who spend more than four hours a day watching television are 80 per cent more likely to die from heart disease than those watching for less than two hours. Researchers in Australia monitored 8,800 adults for six years to see what impact watching TV had on their long-term health. They found that each hour spent per day in front of the television increased the risk of death from all causes by 11 per cent. It also raised the risk of dying from cancer by 9 per cent and the risk of heart disease-related death by 18 per cent. The Independent, January 12, 2010