Most people throughout the world have long considered watching television to be one of their favorite pleasures. However, research appears that prolonged television watching might harm the heart. According to a new study, watching television for an extended period may raise the risk of coronary heart disease.

Researchers analyzed data from the UK Biobank to see whether there was a relationship between screen-based sedentary behaviors such as watching TV or using a computer for leisure and an individual's risk of coronary heart disease.

Watching TV for less than an hour each day can avoid up to 11% of coronary heart disease

According to a study undertaken by a team of specialists from the University of Cambridge and the University of Hong Kong, watching television for less than an hour each day can avoid up to 11% of coronary heart disease occurrences. Researchers discovered that leisure computer use did not appear to increase illness risk.

Persons who watched less than an hour of television had a 16 percent lower risk

They observed that persons who watched television for more than four hours each day had the highest risk of heart disease. The researchers discovered that persons who watched two to three hours of television every day had a 6% decreased chance of acquiring the illness. According to the study, persons who watched less than an hour of television had a 16 percent lower risk.

Researchers gathered the polygenic risk scores of almost 500,000 persons for the study. A polygenic risk score compares a person's risk to others who have a different genetic make-up. According to the study, the relationships were unrelated to genetic predisposition or other recognized risk factors.

A sedentary lifestyle, according to various health professionals, is one of the key risk factors for coronary heart disease. Sitting for lengthy periods rather than being physically active raises the risk of heart disease.