Television is a Bad Influence

In present day’s technologically advanced society, Television plays a major role in people’s lives. It not only provides entertainment and relaxation but also establishes a link between us and the rest of the World. Television also keeps us aware of news and of essential information such as weather updates. But, according to the A.C. Nielsen Co, the total amount of Television watched annually in America reaches an astounding amount of 250 billion hours with only 32% of it being informational. Considering the detrimental effects of Television, which has outnumbered its benefits, I assertively agree that Television has a bad influence on people and you will too after finishing this essay.

On average Americans spend 4-5 hours watching Television per day! And every 2 hours Television you watch, the chance of developing Diabetes increases by 20% and risk of Heart disease increases by 15%. (CNN HEALTH). That means you will die quicker at an earlier age with a host of health problems due to watching TV, so think again before you turn on that doom box. Over 69.2% of people in the United States are either obese or overweight.(CDC). Sitting passively accompanied by involuntary snacking of junk food in front of Television is contributing factor leading to Obesity. Obesity transitively leads to type 2 Diabetes. Instead of watching Television you can play sports outside or do something more physical which can prevent these health problems and actually improve health and prolong life span.

As technology is advancing, the crime rate is increasing making us more vulnerable to an unsafe environment eventually leading to crimes. We can see this as a direct correlation to Television as most of the TV shows air violence and acts of crime. Accord...

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