A 20-year study of nearly 1,700 adults has found that heavy television watching during middle age is associated with smaller volumes in brain regions tied to memory, decision-making and vision, along with more white matter damage, according to research drawn from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study [1]. Participants who instead spent long hours sitting at mentally demanding jobs did not show the same pattern of brain shrinkage, the researchers reported.
The findings, published in 2026 and described in a report by NaturalNews.com, suggest that the type of sitting may matter more than the total amount of time spent seated [1]. The ARIC project has followed tens of thousands of adults across four U.S. communities since the late 1980s, according to the report [1].
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