Weight loss researchers in Australia verified the correlation between television viewing time and cardiac risk factors.
Weight loss researchers concluded that “[television] sitting time was detrimentally associated with waist circumference, BMI, systolic blood pressure, fasting triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, 2-h postload plasma glucose, and fasting insulin.” More importantly, the connection between television viewing time and cardiac risk factors proved to be independent of waist circumference and belly fat.
Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle (AusDiab) study 2004-2005.