People also tend to snack more when they watch TV compared to when they surf the web, and TV viewing tends to lengthen, while people who use their computer may be more likely to interrupt their activity. .
Dr. Katrien Wijndaele of the MRC’s Epidemiology Unit said: “Coronary heart disease is one of the leading causes of premature death, so it’s important to find ways to help people manage it. your risk by changing your lifestyle.
“The World Health Organization recommends reducing the amount of sedentary behavior and replacing it with physical activity of any intensity as a way to stay healthier.
“While it is not possible to say with certainty that sitting watching television increases the risk of coronary heart disease, due to various potential confounders and measurement errors, our work supports WHO guidelines.
“It suggests a simple and measurable way to achieve this goal for the general population as well as for people at high genetic risk for coronary heart disease.”
The research was published in the journal BMC Medicine.