Watching 3 hours of daily TV doubles early death risk 每天看3小時電視，早死風險倍增

Watching 3 hours of daily TV doubles early death risk
每天看3小時電視，早死風險倍增
2014-07-17◎國際新聞中心

People who watch three or more hours of television daily may be twice as likely to die prematurely than people who watch less, according to a study on Wednesday.

每天看3小時以上電視的人，早死風險可能是較少看電視者的2倍，根據一份週三發表的研究。

The research in the Journal of the American Heart Association is the latest to describe the potential dangers of a sedentary lifestyle, which include high blood pressure, obesity, cancer and heart disease.

這份刊在「美國心臟協會期刊」的研究報告，是久坐型生活型態潛在危險的最新描述。久坐型生活型態的風險包括高血壓、過胖、癌症與心臟病。

"Our findings are consistent with a range of previous studies where time spent watching television was linked to mortality," said lead author Miguel Martinez-Gonzalez, chair of the department of public health at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain.

「我們的發現與先前多項研究一致，顯示看電視的時間與死亡率有關。」報告主筆、西班牙潘普羅納那瓦拉大學公共衛生系主任馬丁尼茲龔薩雷茲說。

The research was based on records from more than 13,000 people who had graduated from Spanish universities. Their average age was 37, and 60 percent were women.

這份研究是根據1萬3000多名西班牙大學畢業生的紀錄。他們的平均年齡是37歲，6成為女性。

Researchers wanted to find out if there was any link between dying young and the amount of television watched.

研究人員希望找出垂死的年輕人與電視收視量之間的關聯性。

They also looked at how long people spent at a computer and daily driving time and whether these influenced death risk.

他們也檢視人們花在電腦與每天開車的時間有多長，以及這些因素是否影響死亡風險。

新聞辭典

prematurely：副詞，不成熟地，倉卒地。例句：Their criticisms seem premature considering that the results aren’t yet known.（由於還不知道結果，他們的批評似乎太貿然了。）

sedentary：形容詞，久坐的，少活動的。例句：My doctor says I should start playing sport because my lifestyle is too sedentary.（我的醫生說，我應該開始做些運動，因為我的生活型態太少活動。）

a range of：片語，一系列。例句：There is a wide range of opinions on this issue.（大家對這個問題有很多不同意見。）