How does television produe fats?

The TV has a very significant impact on our weight. Many studies show that the more you watch television, the more one is overweight.

People watching TV five hours a day are 5 times more likely to be overweight than users in less than 2 hours per day (1). And again, it does not compare to abstainers!

Already more than 2 hours per day, the risk of overweight increased by 55% (2).

In his book both funny and extremely serious, "TV Lobotomy" Michel Desmurget back on the harmful effects of television.
Television gives us a taste of "junk food"
Television commercials create an appetite for fatty and sugary foods that will persist into adulthood.


An adult who was raised under the gaze of the TV will be all his life preferentially attracted to these foods and will make an effort to eat a balanced manner

Television prevents us from burning calories
It seems clear that to remain slumped in front of the TV is less energy than jogging. But there is worse.

Watching TV is spending less calories than sitting doing nothing!

A person lying on a sofa watching TV without scratches, exchange posture, looks up, in a word, all the same moves a little. If she watches television, mesmerized, she puts all his muscles at rest.

Television weakens muscles
If viewed several hours a day, the immobility time watching television prevents the mobilization of our muscles.

Muscle mass of a fan of TV is less. His body consumes far fewer calories, since the muscle, even at rest, consumes power, even if only to get some fresh air. Weak muscles consume very few calories.


The more we watch television, and eat!
Stay in front of the small screen prompts to eat (6). This was even encrypted and an hour of television per day increases food intake by 167 calories per day. Hence taking unwanted pounds.

We know for example that 90% of 3-8 year-olds consume solid foods or sugary drinks watching the small screen.

Watching TV, eat more fat and sweeter
* Before a movie or information, the more you eat, and worse, worse.
More meats we eat, fried foods, pizza, sweets or snacks, and less fruit and vegetables

* Watching television, the more we eat
A meal  in front of the small screen is always more calories, on average, 260 calories more

This can be taken in 13 kg of one year. To eliminate this supercharger, there should be more than an hour of walking per day.

* TV decreases the feeling of satiety

Your last meal was spent watching television? You eat much at the next meal.

Indeed, busy watching the position, your brain did not register what you have swallowed. It will tend to demand much more at the next meal.

Scientists say that "the brain has more trouble memorizing the qualitative and quantitative elements of the meal when it is taken in the presence of television"

* Television encourages eating without hunger

As the brain works much reflexively soon as he sees someone eating, he wants to eat ... Even if he has absolutely not hungry.

Similarly, it encourages drinking sugary drinks without thirst.

In all, a way to lose weight would be to stop watching TV!

Cheap measure that would make you even save the license fee. Yet it is difficult to implement.