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Turning Off Your Telly Makes You Trimmer!

From Jennifer R. Scott, About.com GuideMarch 8, 2011

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Could turning off your television
help you trim down?

Research from the University of Vermont says yes! Researchers found when adults who normally watched around five hours of television daily cut their viewing time in half for just three weeks, they cut a total of 120 calories per day.

That would result in about 13 pounds lost in a year, without making any other changes!

Where'd those cut-calories come from? They spent more time doing things around their house besides watching the tube. So put down the remote and grab that Dust Buster!

Related Reading: Habits for Weight Loss

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Comments
March 9, 2011 at 7:39 am
(1) Adrian says:

Well that is interesting, reducing your television viewing can help you to lose weight.

There are also other health benefits from watching less TV

Obesity and TV

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