TV Viewing and Sedentary Lifestyle in Teens Linked to Disease Risk in Adulthood

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A team of scientists at Ume? University, in collaboration with colleagues in Melbourne, Australia, have found that television viewing and lack of exercise at age 16 is associated with the risk of developing metabolic syndrome at 43 years age.

Metabolic syndrome is a name for the disorder of metabolism -- a combination of abdominal obesity, elevated blood lipids, hypertension and impaired glucose tolerance -- which provides for a significantly increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, stroke and cardiovascular disease.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130130082445.htm
 
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