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Aaj Tak, India Today TV sweep Indian Television Academy Awards 2018

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The India Today Group wins both Best Hindi and English News Channel. Continuing its winning streak for the 17th year, India’s no.1 Hindi News Brand , Aaj Tak once again dominated the Indian Television Academy Awards (ITA). Adding to the laurels of the India Today Group, India Today TV also bagged the award for best ‘English news channel’. Making the leadership undisputed, the Hindi and English News channels from TV Today Network Ltd, Aaj Tak and India Today TV have won the top awards across multiple categories at the Indian…

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Switch off the TV, too much screen time can cause heart disease and cancer

Loknath Das, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Spending too much time watching TV can be injurious to health. A new study done by the University of Glasgow and published in BMC Medicine reveals a link between higher risk of mortality and cardiovascular disease. The effect was more among those with low fitness, low muscle strength or physical activity levels. Previous studies linked increased screen time with bowel cancer for men as well as diabetes, obesity and a weak heart. Discretionary screen time, time spent watching TV or looking at a computer screen during leisure time, is an important contributor to…

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Binge Watching TV May Reduce Your Sperm Count By 35 Percent: Dietary Tweaks To Manage Your Sperm Count

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Dear men. Your habit of watching TV more than 5 hours a day could drastically bring down your sperm count by a whopping 35 percent according to a latest study. According to the study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.   The findings also revealed that Male TV addicts were found to have 38 percent lower sperm count than those who had a less sedentary lifestyle. TV addiction could be attributable to eating high-calorie junk food and laziness in their impact on the sperm count, said the researchers.  …

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Smartphones and TV Watching Can Put Kids at Diabetes Risk

Loknath Das, , , , , , , , ,

Almost every child of this generation is guilty for spending too much time in front of screens such as TV, mobiles, tablets, etc. We are glued to the screens so often that it has ceased to be just another technology but one of the most significant elements in our lives. While we are all aware of its repercussions on our eyes and brain, our dependence is such that we cannot live without them. And our children are only taking after us. Endless apps, TV series, films, social media activities are…

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Dinner With TV May be a Recipe for Less Healthy Meals

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Families that eat dinner with the TV on tend to eat less healthy food and to enjoy the meals less than families who leave the TV off, according to a recent U.S. study. This was true even for families that were not paying attention to the TV and only had it on as background noise, the researchers write in the journal Appetite. “Family meals are protective for many aspects of child health,” lead author Amanda Trofholz said by email, adding that parents can take this time to check in with…

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Eating in Front of the TV? Here’s Why You Should Pay Attention to Your Food

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Chefs, restaurateurs, and people I dine with are sometimes surprised by how I remember dishes that I had eaten years ago. As a food writer, you are expected to remember tastes. But why this food memory should go back that far is something even I don’t understand fully. One big reason, however, could be that those of us in the business of decoding foodand flavours are perhaps more tuned to eat mindfully. Of course, you do not need to be a food writer to appreciate the benefits of mindful eating.…

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