Study: More Screen Time Increases Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke, Death

You can work out all you want, but if you spend a good part of the day sitting in front of a TV or computer screen, you could still be putting your health at serious risk.

According to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, people who spend more than four hours per day watching TV, surfing the Web or playing video games are 113-percent more likely to suffer from a heart attack or stroke, compared to those who spend less than two hours per day in front of a screen. Couch potatoes are also 50-percent more likely to die than their more active counterparts -- regardless of their age, gender, exercise routine, and whether or not they smoke.

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