Father stabs son to death over IPL cricket match
A father asked his son to switch off the TV as he wanted to rest. Son refused to do so. Furious father shouted, warned and stabbed his son on the chest to death.
* Watching TV causes obesity, diabetes and sleeplessness.
* TV viewing is directly linked with mindless eating as per studies done by the Stanford university school of medicine, California.
* When children watch TV they snack more often on junk food – Popcorn, Chips, Ice-cream, Cold drinks and biscuits-that are high in salt and calories and low in fiber.
* At the same time TV keeps children indoors and is largely responsible for the lack of physical activity.
* TV viewing could lead to obesity because children tend to eat more when glued to the small screen.
* Studies done on women suggest that sedentary behaviour, especially prolonged television viewing, significantly increases the risk of obesity and diabetes.
* It was found that for every two hours spent watching TV, there is a 23% increase in obesity and a 14% increase in diabetes.
* On the other hand, one hour of brisk walking everyday reduces obesity by 24% and diabetes by 34%.
* Recent studies had revealed that the television viewing blocks the production of sleep hormone which is produced around 9 pm and induces sleep.
* Watching TV causes sleep deficit and can affect the child’s alertness in school.
* When children stopped watching TV for a week, the secretion of sleep hormone increased and improved sleep patterns.
* Heavy TV – viewing induces passivity and reduces thinking skills in children .It hampers creativity and the development of language skills.
*Kids who live in heavy house holds-homes where the TV is on always or most of the time-or less likely to be able to read by the age of six.
* Violent programmes can make children afraid or worried. This may make them aggressive and some may end up experimenting with sex and alcohol.
* The systematic use of TV for constructive purposes is better than the unsystematic use for destructive purposes.
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