Excessive TV watching in later life damages memory, study finds

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Excessive TV watching in later life damages memory, study finds
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Research says staring at screen for more than three hours a day affects language skills

Watching a lot of television in later life can damage memory of words and language, a new study has found. and published in the Scientific Reports journal, examined the effects of television viewing among 3,662 adults aged 50 and over.

While there has been much research over the last decade in the effects of television consumption, the majority of it has focused on children as opposed to those in later life. The researchers found those who tuned in for more than three-and-a-half hours experienced on average an 8 to 10 per cent decrease in verbal memory. Those who watched for less time, however, experienced an average decrease of about 4 to 5 per cent.

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