Weekday TV watching hurts schoolwork: U.S. study
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U.S. youths who watch television on weekdays tend to do worse in school than those who don't watch during the week, but weekend viewing appears to have no negative effects on schoolwork, researchers said on Monday.
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By Tracey Wong Briggs  Half of all high school students get news online at least once a week, but teens rate TV the easiest-to-use news source -- and the most accurate, says a study out today.
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Americans average 2 hours and 34 minutes of TV a day, compared to 20 minutes a day exercising.
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TV programmes and teenage magazines can help schools promote sex education, a study says.
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Americans are being subjected to more sex, violence and profane language during the traditional, early-evening "family hour" of broadcast television viewing, a U.S. watchdog group said on Wednesday.
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Most U.S. households would face  higher television bills if they only paid for the channels they  wanted to watch, U.S. regulators told Congress in a report  released on Friday.
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Some children come to school "tired and exhausted" from watching too much television, say teachers.
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Diabetic children who spent the most time glued to the TV had a tougher time controlling their blood sugar, according to a Norwegian study that illustrates yet another downside of too much television.
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Young Americans spend more than 72 hours a week using the Internet, cell phones, television, music and video games, a study says.
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NEW YORK  - Watching television disrupts children's' normal response to food -- they will eat more while they're sitting in front of the tube, whether or not they're really hungry.
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Americans will spend nearly 10 hours  a day watching television, surfing the Internet, reading books,  newspapers and magazines and listening to music this year, the  U.S. Census Bureau said on Friday.
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NEW YORK: A team of psychologists and economists has discovered what many people know but do not always admit, especially to social scientists: that watching television by oneself is a very enjoyable way to pass the time, and that taking care of children
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Most U.S. households would face higher television bills if they only paid for the channels they wanted to watch, U.S. regulators told Congress in a report released on Friday.
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Tough choices tempt kids at every turn -- whether it is soda in school, junk food ads on TV or the fast-food chain around the corner -- and school policies limiting physical activity only make matters worse, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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People eat more when they are glued to the television, and the more entertaining the programme, the more they eat, according to research presented on Saturday.
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By Stephen Ohlemacher  WASHINGTON - Americans spend more time watching TV, listening to the radio, surfing the Internet and reading newspapers than anything else except breathing.
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Findings show that watching television by oneself is a very enjoyable way to pass the time, and that taking care of children is often about as much fun as housework.