Still, the association between excess TV viewing and lower life expectancy persisted, even after adjusting for diet, Veerman says.

并且，甚至在调整饮食之后，过量看电视与降低人均寿命之间的联系仍旧存在。Veerman说道。

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Veerman acknowledges that it may not just be the sedentary nature of watching TV that lowers life expectancy but also the poor diet that onscreen junk-food advertising can promote.

Veerman指出，折寿的原因不仅仅在于久坐，亦在于电视里垃圾食品的广告促使了人们不健康的饮食。

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Dr Veerman said his latest study is meant to have a positive message, that every step counts.

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The author of the research paper Dr Lennert Veerman, from the Centre for Burden of Disease and Cost Effectiveness, told me they had adjusted their research to exclude people who were physically active while watching TV - such as running on a treadmill or rowing.

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